In Lawsuits, Ex-Employees Offer Harsh Portrait of Project Veritas

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A new lawsuit paints Project Veritas as a $20 million dollars + a year booze-fueled fraternity where sex and sexual harassment are common place.
A plaintiff in two lawsuits is a woman who said she worked closely with James O’Keefe, the founder of Project Veritas.
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In Lawsuits, Ex-Employees Offer Harsh Portrait of Project Veritas
One former employee described the conservative group as having a “highly sexualized” atmosphere where drinking and drug use were commonplace.
10:41 AM · Aug 8, 2022

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/08/nyregion/project-veritas-employees-lawsuits.html

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The conservative group Project Veritas has for years sought to embarrass political opponents and members of media organizations by surreptitiously recording them and publicizing their private communications.

But two lawsuits filed in federal court late Sunday by the organization’s former employees purported to expose its own inner workings, portraying a “highly sexualized” work culture where daytime drinking and drug use were common and the group benefited from employees who worked additional hours without pay.

Both lawsuits, filed in Manhattan, describe the dedication of a young staff of operatives who have attracted the support of powerful political allies and donors. One suit describes a corporate apartment the organization kept as having been used like a “frat house” for drinking, sex and parties.

That lawsuit also discloses the names of more than a dozen of the organization’s employees and the identities of field operatives, information that the group has taken significant care to shield.
The suits — which were triggered in part by a conflict with an ex-employee, Antonietta Zappier, over the terms of her departure from the organization — come as the group is under investigation by federal prosecutors, who have suggested they have evidence the organization was complicit in stealing a diary belonging to Ashley Biden, a daughter of President Biden; Project Veritas has denied any wrongdoing or knowledge that the diary was stolen.

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[Phoenix61]

1. I'd be shocked if it operated like anything other than a frat house.

White male privilege isn’t known for treating women as equals.

[gratuitous]

2. It's good to see one person at the Times has pegged Project Veritas accurately

Will this little ray of sunshine inform their reporting going forward, or will Project Veritas get unwarranted credibility the next time Mr. O'Keefe drops one of his little video turds?

[crickets]

3. K&R for visibility.

[Timeflyer]

4. The group that lied about Planned Parenthood selling aborted fetus'

Hypocritical self-righteous scum.

[MagickMuffin]

5. I certainly hope there's videos, that would be absolutely delicious

Please please please let there be videos!