Abbie Boudreau (2010)
In August 2010, O'Keefe planned a staged encounter with the CNN correspondent Abbie Boudreau, who was doing a documentary on the young conservative movement. He set up an appointment at his office in Maryland to discuss a video shoot.[SUP][84][/SUP] Izzy Santa, executive director of Project Veritas, warned Boudreau that O'Keefe was planning to "punk" her on the boat by trying to seduce her—which he would film on hidden cameras.[SUP][84][/SUP][SUP][85][/SUP] Boudreau did not board the boat and soon left the area.[SUP][84][/SUP][SUP][85][/SUP]
CNN later published a 13–page plan written by O'Keefe mentor Ben Wetmore.[SUP][86][/SUP] It listed props for the boat scheme, including pornography, sexual aids, condoms, a blindfold and "fuzzy" handcuffs.[SUP][84][/SUP][SUP][85][/SUP][SUP][87][/SUP] When questioned by CNN, O'Keefe denied that he was going to follow the Wetmore plan, as he found parts of it inappropriate.[SUP][85][/SUP] Boudreau commented "that does not appear to be true, according to a series of emails we obtained from Izzy Santa, who says the e-mails reveal James' true intentions."[SUP][88][/SUP]
Following the Boudreau incident, Project Veritas paid Izzy Santa a five-figure settlement, which included a nondisclosure agreement.[SUP][89][/SUP] Funding decreased from conservative political organizations following this CNN incident.[SUP][89][/SUP]
In August 2010, O'Keefe planned a staged encounter with the CNN correspondent Abbie Boudreau, who was doing a documentary on the young conservative movement. He set up an appointment at his office in Maryland to discuss a video shoot.[SUP][84][/SUP] Izzy Santa, executive director of Project Veritas, warned Boudreau that O'Keefe was planning to "punk" her on the boat by trying to seduce her—which he would film on hidden cameras.[SUP][84][/SUP][SUP][85][/SUP] Boudreau did not board the boat and soon left the area.[SUP][84][/SUP][SUP][85][/SUP]
CNN later published a 13–page plan written by O'Keefe mentor Ben Wetmore.[SUP][86][/SUP] It listed props for the boat scheme, including pornography, sexual aids, condoms, a blindfold and "fuzzy" handcuffs.[SUP][84][/SUP][SUP][85][/SUP][SUP][87][/SUP] When questioned by CNN, O'Keefe denied that he was going to follow the Wetmore plan, as he found parts of it inappropriate.[SUP][85][/SUP] Boudreau commented "that does not appear to be true, according to a series of emails we obtained from Izzy Santa, who says the e-mails reveal James' true intentions."[SUP][88][/SUP]
Following the Boudreau incident, Project Veritas paid Izzy Santa a five-figure settlement, which included a nondisclosure agreement.[SUP][89][/SUP] Funding decreased from conservative political organizations following this CNN incident.[SUP][89][/SUP]
