A student and political activist in Maryland has pleaded guilty to illegally wiretapping a congressional staffer and putting the conversation on Facebook Live without consent.
The state prosecutor's office said Monday a plea agreement was reached with Jake Burdett, a 21-year-old Salisbury University student. Under the agreement, Burdett will receive probation before judgment and 100 hours of community service.
In a statement, prosecutors said that Burdett, an advocate for the group Maryland Marijuana Justice, had participated in a rally in front of the Salisbury Office for Congressman Andy Harris in October of 2018. “When a Congressional Staffer of Congressman Harris offered to meet with the group, Burdett and a few others agreed to meet with the Staffer in his office, which could only seat a few people,” prosecutors explained. “Noticing people from this small group on their phones, different members of Congressman Harris’s staff notified the group that they were not allowed to record in the office because of the long-standing office policy.”
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so much for your College Degree
ReplyDeletemight as well drop out now....
Walmart will not hire you with a criminal conviction
He got PBJ. It doesn't show as a conviction unless he violates the law again or doesn't finish his community service.
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ReplyDeleteNot very bright. Typical attitude that the laws don't apply to him because he's 'woke' and his smug moral superiority transcends all barriers. Even when he was told explicitly that he was prohibited from doing what he chose to do.
Does PBJ require random drug tests? If so, he ain't gonna like that! Lmao...
ReplyDeletemost idoitic stupid law to start with..why cant you record conversations??? hiding something
ReplyDeleteWaste of judicial time!
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