James O'Keefe Joins Ben Swann in Bill Greiner Investigation

Building on Ben Swann’s FOIA request into the activities of Bill Greiner and the Town of Bedford, today investigative journalist James O’Keefe has expanded the information request.

You can view the background on yesterday’s request at http://bedford-nh.patch.com/groups/a-new-day-for-new-hampshire/p/acclaimed-national-journalist-investigating-bill-greiner.

The following is an excerpt from the request:

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In reference to the following individuals (hereafter referred to as “Individuals”) who are employees of or elected officials in the Town of Bedford, New Hampshire (hereafter referred to as “Town”):

1.    Jim Scanlon

2.   Dawn Boufford

3.   Crystal Dionne

4.   Lori Radke

5.   Karen Fisher

6.   Jim Stanford

7.   Jeff Foote

8.   Keith Hickey

9.   Jane O’Brien

10.  Bill Jennings

11.  Coleen Richardson

And in reference to William “Bill” Greiner of Bedford, NH and any company or entity wholly or partially owned or controlled by William “Bill” Greiner (hereafter referred to collectively as “Greiner”).

Mr. O'Keefe requests and is entitled to receive the following pursuant to N.H. RSA § 91-A:

1.     Copies of all contracts and agreements in effect at any time within the last five years, between the Town and Greiner;

2.     Copies of all emails sent from or received on any Town email address within the last five years which in any way relates to the subject matter covered in ¶ 1;

3.     Copies of any disclosures, which the town currently possesses or has possessed within the last five years, filed by any Town official or employee relating to the acceptance or receipt of any sort of gift or gratuity from Greiner;

4.     Copies of any disclosures, which the town currently possesses or has possessed within the last five years, filed by any of the Individuals relating to the acceptance or receipt of any sort of gift or gratuity from any source;

5.     Copies of any disclosures, which the town currently possesses or has possessed within the last five years, filed by Greiner relating to the acceptance or receipt of any sort of gift or gratuity from any source;

6.     Copies of all emails sent from Greiner and received within the last five years on any email address owned, controlled, or operated by the Individuals; and

7.     Copies of all emails sent to Greiner from any email address owned, controlled, or operated by the Individuals.

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Regardless of the results of this election, we are committed to living in a town that is free from intimidation and crony capitalism and will continue to fight for the rights of all of our citizens.

We appreciate the responses we have already received from the community.  

If you are aware of any inappropriate behavior at the town level, please contact us at:

(970) 325-3785 (3ALERT5) or bedfordwatchdog@gmail.com

James O’Keefe is the Founder and President of Project Veritas, a non-profit organization dedicated to developing a national network of effective and courageous undercover citizen journalists. O’Keefe’s groundbreaking investigations have exposed corruption and malfeasance in major taxpayer-funded institutions, including ACORN, Planned Parenthood, public education, labor unions, NPR, Medicaid, Organizing for America, State Election Divisions, Obamaphones, and many other organizations.  And this crucial work continues.

O’Keefe’s undercover investigations have generated media firestorms that frequently prompt state investigations, federal inquiries, and congressional action. Most recently his investigations into Obamacare Navigators led to a Congressional hearing and two state hearings, leading to stricter rules being implemented in the State of Texas.Other investigations into entitlements have led to worker retrainings, firings and criminal investigations by authorities. Recently, O’Keefe’s voter fraud exposés inspired several states to reform their election laws, induced high-level resignations in Washington, and forcing FBI and Department of Justice officials to defend themselves before lawmakers.

Even the left-Nation wrote, “O’Keefe’s influence on voting rights opponents and legislators alike is particularly jarring.” Slate.com conceded, “O’Keefe has had more of an impact on the 2012 election than any other journalist.” And O’Keefe succeeded despite constant threats of legal action from embarrassed State Attorney Generals and relentless defamation from major media.

In 2013, O’Keefe authored The New York Times bestselling book Breakthrough: Our Guerilla War to Expose Fraud and Save Democracy, which tells the true story of subverting a corrupt and complacent media establishment, surviving many gratuitous legal challenges, and restoring truth to journalism by successfully pioneering a new form of guerilla reporting.

O’Keefe is a graduate of Rutgers University. A congressional resolution was introduced in 2009 with 31 cosponsors praising him for his work. He is the recipient of the Robert Novak Award for Journalistic Excellence (2011), has been named “Fox News Power Player of the Week” twice by Chris Wallace, and was placed on the Forbes 30 under 30 for media moguls.

You can learn more about James O’Keefe and Project Veritas at http://www.projectveritas.com/

Matt Philips, Candidate for Town Council, Bedford, NH