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Project Veritas founder detained, phones seized amid FBI raid of his home

Incident Details

Updated on
December 21, 2023
Date of incident
November 6, 2021
Location
Mamaroneck, New York
Case number
1:21-mc-00813
Targets
James O'Keefe (Project Veritas)
Case status
Dismissed
Type of case
Civil

Arrest/Criminal Charge

Arrest status →
Detained and released without being processed
Arresting authority →
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Unnecessary use of force? →
No
Equipment searched or seized →
Status of equipment →
In custody
Search warrant obtained →
Yes

Subpoena/Legal Order

Legal orders →
Legal order target →
Journalist
Legal order venue →
Federal

Former BuzzFeed reporter ordered to sit for deposition in lawsuit against Kevin Spacey

Incident Details

Date of incident
November 4, 2021
Location
New York, New York
Targets
Adam Vary (BuzzFeed News)

Subpoena/Legal Order

Legal orders →
Legal order target →
Journalist
Legal order venue →
Federal

Former Project Veritas journalist detained, devices seized

Incident Details

Date of incident
November 4, 2021
Location
New York, New York
Targets
Spencer Meads (Project Veritas)

Arrest/Criminal Charge

Arrest status →
Detained and released without being processed
Arresting authority →
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Unnecessary use of force? →
No
Equipment searched or seized →
Status of equipment →
In custody
Search warrant obtained →
Yes

Subpoena/Legal Order

Legal orders →
  • warrant for communications or work product
    • Nov. 3, 2021: Pending
    • Nov. 4, 2021: Carried out
    • Nov. 17, 2021: Objected to
    • March 21, 2023: Upheld
    • May 2, 2023: Objected to
    • Dec. 21, 2023: Upheld
    • Jan. 22, 2024: Objected to
    • July 23, 2024: Upheld
  • warrant for communications or work product
    • Nov. 3, 2021: Pending
    • Nov. 4, 2021: Carried out
    • Nov. 17, 2021: Objected to
    • March 21, 2023: Upheld
    • May 2, 2023: Objected to
    • Dec. 21, 2023: Upheld
    • Jan. 22, 2024: Objected to
    • July 23, 2024: Upheld
Legal order target →
Journalist
Legal order venue →
Federal

Former Project Veritas staffer detained, devices seized

Incident Details

Date of incident
November 4, 2021
Location
Mamaroneck, New York
Targets
Eric Cochran (Project Veritas)

Arrest/Criminal Charge

Arrest status →
Detained and released without being processed
Arresting authority →
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Unnecessary use of force? →
No
Equipment searched or seized →
Status of equipment →
In custody
Search warrant obtained →
Yes

Subpoena/Legal Order

Legal orders →
Legal order target →
Journalist
Legal order venue →
Federal

Federal judge upholds subpoena demanding unreleased materials from Chicago’s CBS2 News

Incident Details

Updated on
October 20, 2022
Date of incident
October 26, 2021
Location
Chicago, Illinois
Targets
WBBM-TV

Subpoena/Legal Order

Legal orders →
Legal order target →
Institution
Legal order venue →
Federal
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