Carol D. Leonnig and Garance Franke-Ruta

An earlier version of this blog item incorrectly reported that O'Keefe and his partners were charged with entering the building under false pretenses as part of a plot to bug Landrieu's phone. They were charged with entering the building under false pretenses to commit a felony, but as part of a plot to tamper with Landrieu's phone. The charges were grossly exaggerated and later reduced; O'Keefe pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor.