NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A court date has been set for four young
conservative activists who are facing reduced charges after federal
authorities initially accused them of trying to tamper with the
phones in Sen. Mary Landrieu's New Orleans office.
James O'Keefe, Stan Dai, Joseph Basel and Robert Flanagan are
scheduled to be arraigned April 21 on misdemeanor charges of
entering a federal building under false pretenses. They had been
arrested on felony charges on Jan. 25.
The new charges are contained in a bill of information, which
typically signals a plea deal. Basel's lawyer has said his client
has agreed to plead guilty to the new charge, while Flanagan's
lawyer has said his client worked out an "agreement" with
prosecutors to resolve the case.


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