David Koch: Prank call ‘a case of identity theft’

[cory777]

Source: Raw Story

Conservative billionaire David Koch says the Gonzo journalist who impersonated him in a recent prank call heard across the nation may be guilty of identity theft.

"It's a case of identity theft," Koch told the New York Times in a rare interview Friday. "I didn’t even know his name before this brouhaha erupted."

Identity theft is a serious crime, but it's unclear whether a prank call falls under the category -- the concept typically refers to assuming someone's identity to make purchases or commit crimes, according to the Justice Department.

In the widely-publicized call whose audio was published, Buffalo Beast editor Ian Murphy spoke to Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) for 20 minutes while pretending to be Koch, discussing the high-profile clash with public employee unions and offering to help the governor.

Read more: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/03/05/david-koch-prank-call-a-case-of-identity-theft/

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[fascisthunter]

1. awwwwww.....

[plumbob]

2. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! The bastard should never

have admitted he even noticed. Now we know he has definite weaknesses and can be provoked.

Great intel.

[Warpy]

3. Oh, BOO HOO HOO

Good luck not getting that one laughed out of court.

[roguevalley]

47. I'm sure bill - o's law-yur will rep him. cheap.

[rfranklin]

53. Another "frivolous lawsuit"

There should be a law!

[hobbit709]

4. Hey numbnuts

:nopity: :nopity: :nopity: :nopity:
:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[mrcheerful]

5. But making up crap about a community group using badly edited tape

is good investigative reporting by those who faked the whole criminal aspect of the tape. Got to love conservative double standards.

[perdita9]

6. GOP Slogan: The Rules Shouldn't Apply to Us

But watch us get outraged by anything the Democrats do.

What a bunch of hypocrites.

[grasswire]

7. Bring it on.

Discovery (in pre-trial) is a bitch.

Bring it on.

[Lasher]

16. He won't, he's trying to intimidate the press by threatening persecution with expensive lawyers.

Besides, I have it on good authority that Koch himself has often impersonated a human being.

[FeelingBlue]

8. I am

Spartacus!:rofl:

[HopeHoops]

9. There's a pile of DOG SHIT in my yard that is also guilty of stealing David Koch's identity.

Fuck you, asshole!

[beac]

38. Now, now...

I'm quite sure David Koch was a piece of crap LONG before your dog was even a wee pup. I feel a little sorry for the bad name the Kochs are giving to feces everywhere.

[Botany]

10. And what do you call spending billions to call global warming .....

.... unproven science Mr. Koch?

1/5 to 1/4 of the world's people get their water from the Tibetan Plateau and it is
melting fast but you can spend your money trying to "muddy the waters" about
something that will effect everybody on this planet ...... fuck you asshole!

[Corruption Winz]

11. He stole an identity.....

And Koch is trying to steal thousands of jobs. Shockingly, I have a hard time feeling sorry for the guy.

This is a completely trumped up excuse to try and remain strong in the face of obvious defeat.

[tblue37]

12. Maybe he was posing as a different David Koch, but since he was

expecting the billionaire Koch to call him, Walker just assumed it was the billionaire.

[FeelingBlue]

22. My thoughts,

exactly.

[LawnKorn]

13. Notice only Republicans fall for the prank phone call bit. It just shows that they are stupid

I can't remember a Democrat being taken in by a prank phone call.

[Somawas]

14. Mr. Koch's omments are something that escaped an equine fundament.

[Hawaii Hiker]

15. If crank phone calls were a serious "identity theft" crime then

the guy(s) who constantly call news stations and/or TV/radio shows and say "Ba Ba Booey, Howard Stern's penis" would have been executed by now...Let alone what Sal & Richard do....LOL

Apologies to non-Howard Stern fans, as they won't get those references..

[physioex]

17. Ammmm....Isnt he for less government intervention....

Don't come crying to government for answers.

[Canuckistanian]

18. Nobody made a fucking DIME off this, you bloodsucker

Nobody CARES that you were successfully (and accurately) parodied. Fair Use, you bastard.

[stlsaxman]

19. "didn’t even know his name before this..." - well, i'll bet my balls he knows who Walker is!

[DeSwiss]

20. If so.....

...it was definitely a case of petty larceny.

- K&R

[FailureToCommunicate]

21. What a maroon for trying to squeal about this: the real story was about Walker's

responses, not really WHICH billionaire fat cat was calling!!

[thelordofhell]

23. Sorry David

Next time we'll use Charles' name

[pacalo]

24. Money can't buy off embarrassment.

[louslobbs]

25. Perhaps poor little baby Koch

can buy himself a few more judges to make him a special law so he can get even, we all know Republicons love to get even with those they think crossed them. This guy is really pathetic, for years he and his pig brother have been trying to avoid publicity and hiding under their rock, but he comes out for this. Wow, what a control freak. Here is a man who should be in prison for any number of crimes he has probably committed and he wants to go after someone who made a prank call using his name, as though it was identity theft lol. But if anyone can manipulate our system of injustice to get back at this guy, it's a Koch brother with multi Billions of dollars at their disposal. Republicons really hate to get caught by a dirty trick, but boy do they love to play them on those they disagree with. Boo hoo, Boo hoo hoo hoo, Boo hoo hoo hoo hoo!

[Downwinder]

26. Just a youthful prank!!

[liberal N proud]

27. And what did they steal?

Nothing stolen but your attempt at keeping secret, your corrupt connections to a corrupt politician.

[nolabear]

28. Well HE wasn't using his name for any good purpose; might as well give it to someone who can.

Oh, and BOO-freaking-HOO.

[CLANG]

29. Perfect! This guy's ego is bigger than his brain!

[underpants]

30. So today we had a puff PR piece on the NY Times now we have the "playing victim" RW radio bit

too bad Koch can't hire some lawyers types to root this out :eyes:

[Kingofalldems]

31. A freeper who showed up here this morning was

gleefully proclaiming a lawsuit was in the works. He's gone now.

[SaveAmerica]

32. Yay! Bring MORE attention to the prank call!

[Democrats_win]

33. Freedom of speech?

[blackspade]

34. Bullshit.

If they are looking at theft, then the Kochs are the folks to look at!

[Samantha]

35. David Koch is not his name exclusively

I know for a fact others have this name. So how does he prove the caller was assuming to imply it was he, that David Koch, on the line. Certain assumptions can be made, but what about literal evidence?

Sam

[Downwinder]

48. There is case law that you don't have ownership of your name.

[benld74]

36. David you ignorant Koch!

[Name removed]

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[gauguin57]

39. My name is Prince Albert in a Can, and I'm going to sue all phony phone-calling teenagers ...

... for identity theft! They've impugned my character!

I am planning a class-action suit with "Is your refrigerator running."

[Iliyah]

40. Bring on the lawsuit David

lets have subpenas issued as well. I would love to know about your dealings with the gop aka tea brats.

[plumbob]

45. Don't forget "Is your watch running!"

Get it allllll....

[OneAngryDemocrat]

41. Hey, Asshole! Creating a Grassroots Movement and Pretending it's Legit is Identity Theft, Too

[1776Forever]

42. Oh so he things he has a case? Think again - Fox News can legally distort truth so why can't Ian?

http://www.projectcensored.org/top-stories/articles/11-the-media-can-legally-lie/

Subject: FOX can Legally Lie

In February 2003, a Florida Court of Appeals unanimously agreed with an assertion by FOX News that there is no rule against distorting or falsifying the news in the United States.

(more at link)

[aquart]

43. David Koch explains why we need hefty inheritance taxes.

We need to actively prevent rich spoiled brats.

[Blue Owl]

44. Know a lot about theft there, do you Mr. Koch?

Interesting...

[myrna minx]

46. Oh - the plight of billionaire heirs - that Governors will spill their playbook

to anyone who claims to be you. :cry:

[defendandprotect]

49. Same right wing arrogance we always see -- and refusing to be accountable --

[ReggieVeggie]

50. it is not "unclear"

there is no case of identity theft

[cascadiance]

51. Key Kochs! Your corporations claiming they're "persons" IS THE ULTIMATE IDENTITY THEFT!

F YOU!!!

[girl gone mad]

52. We'd have to lock up half the comedians in the country.

Koch should have kept his dumb trap shut.

[reformist2]

54. These behind the scenes guys hate getting exposure like this.

They don't want the public to know that they're pulling the strings. Too late, Mr. Koch!

[SemperEadem]

55. this isn't identity theft

what it is a theft of is his cover to operate out of the sight of the people of Wisconsin and this country. What this is all about was revealed in how easily walker took his call, how easily he fell into kochbreath's rhetoric and how not once, did anyone screen this man to find out if it was that man.

We now know without a doubt of the kinds of conversations that have been taking place in the effort to usurp the constitution and to navigate private corporate entities into policy writing positions at the highest level of government, be it state or federal.

Do the kochbreath bros even have residence status in Wisconsin? Then why are they weighing in on anything having to do with that state?

No one owes anyone else the truth outside of a court of law, and kochbreath should be quite aware of that little thing by now.

[RandomKoolzip]

56. Good. This keeps Koch's name in the news.

The more people know who this ratfucker is, the more they despise him.

[No Elephants]

57. Oh, great. Now, poor Prince Albert will be trapped in that can forever.

[travelingtypist]

58. 1-800-WAHAAAA

I'm so glad Koch is mad about this.