Phones for Drugs: ‘Obama Phone’ Program Susceptible to Corruption

O KEEFE They re ░░░░░░░░ as Obama phones A ░░░░░░░░ 2 billion lifeline program ░░░░░░░░ doles out free phones ░░░░░░░░ anybody that qualifies All ░░░░░░░░ by charges that appear ░░░░░░░░ your phone bill Although ░░░░░░░░ program has started two ░░░░░░░░ ago Both the employees ░░░░░░░░ give out the phones ░░░░░░░░ the people who receive ░░░░░░░░ credit President Obama PA ░░░░░░░░ They can be anywhere ░░░░░░░░ don t know where ░░░░░░░░ The Obama phones are ░░░░░░░░ like always giving them ░░░░░░░░ PA CITIZEN Do they ░░░░░░░░ them out INVESTIGATOR Yeah ░░░░░░░░ in Philadelphia PA CITIZEN ░░░░░░░░ O KEEFE Congress is ░░░░░░░░ discussing the waste fraud ░░░░░░░░ abuse rampant in the ░░░░░░░░ So we decided to ░░░░░░░░ Will these Obama phone ░░░░░░░░ tell us to take ░░░░░░░░ we don t actually ░░░░░░░░ Will they tell us ░░░░░░░░ phones are sold to ░░░░░░░░ drugs PHONE WORKER Obama ░░░░░░░░ being really nice to ░░░░░░░░ that makes 16 000 ░░░░░░░░ less It s kind ░░░░░░░░ like the first thing ░░░░░░░░ I do this here ░░░░░░░░ unfortunately are people on ░░░░░░░░ They get this phone ░░░░░░░░ they go get 40 ░░░░░░░░ Once you guys give ░░░░░░░░ the phone it s ░░░░░░░░ phone PHONE WORKER Yes ░░░░░░░░ Gosh so I can ░░░░░░░░ sell it and stuff ░░░░░░░░ WORKER Whatever you want ░░░░░░░░ do with it INVESTIGATOR ░░░░░░░░ so I m going ░░░░░░░░ get some money for ░░░░░░░░ PHONE WORKER Hey I ░░░░░░░░ t judge O KEEFE ░░░░░░░░ they tell us to ░░░░░░░░ the phones and break ░░░░░░░░ law And would they ░░░░░░░░ us after breaking the ░░░░░░░░ to plead the Fifth ░░░░░░░░ On my application one ░░░░░░░░ question when I come ░░░░░░░░ on the application should ░░░░░░░░ put down that I ░░░░░░░░ to sell it or ░░░░░░░░ t like PHONE WORKER ░░░░░░░░ d probably plead the ░░░░░░░░ on it It is ░░░░░░░░ INVESTIGATOR It is PHONE ░░░░░░░░ Uh yeah It s ░░░░░░░░ s guidelines it s ░░░░░░░░ the law PHONE WORKER ░░░░░░░░ you re interested in ░░░░░░░░ at how much the ░░░░░░░░ is worth I recommend ░░░░░░░░ go to any pawn ░░░░░░░░ INVESTIGATOR I could get ░░░░░░░░ phone and then sell ░░░░░░░░ PHONE WORKER Yeah I ░░░░░░░░ t care what you ░░░░░░░░ with it O KEEFE ░░░░░░░░ if we wanted to ░░░░░░░░ the law and use ░░░░░░░░ money from the free ░░░░░░░░ to buy a Louis ░░░░░░░░ handbag what would the ░░░░░░░░ in this program that ░░░░░░░░ pay for advise us ░░░░░░░░ do INVESTIGATOR Basically I ░░░░░░░░ need you know how ░░░░░░░░ is I love bags ░░░░░░░░ I have so many ░░░░░░░░ bills I am in ░░░░░░░░ so I need to ░░░░░░░░ as many of these ░░░░░░░░ as possible to pay ░░░░░░░░ my bills and stuff ░░░░░░░░ I don t know ░░░░░░░░ to do okay PHONE ░░░░░░░░ I mean really it ░░░░░░░░ INVESTIGATOR All I m ░░░░░░░░ is thank god for ░░░░░░░░ because Obama is basically ░░░░░░░░ for my Louis Vuitton ░░░░░░░░ right now if you ░░░░░░░░ what I mean so ░░░░░░░░ sell the phone I ░░░░░░░░ I could do what ░░░░░░░░ want PHONE WORKER What ░░░░░░░░ do is up to ░░░░░░░░ It don t have ░░░░░░░░ just keep it to ░░░░░░░░ O KEEFE We went ░░░░░░░░ the Stand Up Wireless ░░░░░░░░ in Philadelphia and confronted ░░░░░░░░ store manager PHONE WORKER ░░░░░░░░ have James O Keefe ░░░░░░░░ s from Project Veritas ░░░░░░░░ basically he s a ░░░░░░░░ He s here wants ░░░░░░░░ show me something saying ░░░░░░░░ our employees was breaking ░░░░░░░░ law he has some ░░░░░░░░ O KEEFE They denied ░░░░░░░░ workers giving out phones ░░░░░░░░ the Stand Up Wireless ░░░░░░░░ was her employee MANAGER ░░░░░░░░ WORKER I m not ░░░░░░░░ which location is that ░░░░░░░░ I m not O ░░░░░░░░ It was here in ░░░░░░░░ MANAGER PHONE WORKER Those ░░░░░░░░ don t even look ░░░░░░░░ to me O KEEFE ░░░░░░░░ employees are not your ░░░░░░░░ MANAGER PHONE WORKER No ░░░░░░░░ KEEFE We then asked ░░░░░░░░ store manager about a ░░░░░░░░ who worked right next ░░░░░░░░ the manager inside the ░░░░░░░░ and she admitted it ░░░░░░░░ her employee but defended ░░░░░░░░ actions The manager then ░░░░░░░░ us to contact the ░░░░░░░░ of the company I ░░░░░░░░ to show you this ░░░░░░░░ I forot to show ░░░░░░░░ this is your employee ░░░░░░░░ MANAGER PHONE WORKER Yes ░░░░░░░░ KEEFE Okay can I ░░░░░░░░ show you this one ░░░░░░░░ Because I forgot to ░░░░░░░░ this to you and ░░░░░░░░ wanted to inaudible This ░░░░░░░░ him talking about telling ░░░░░░░░ that we ca sell ░░░░░░░░ phone to buy heroin ░░░░░░░░ drug MANAGER PHONE WORKER ░░░░░░░░ didn t say you ░░░░░░░░ sell it to buy ░░░░░░░░ They made that comment ░░░░░░░░ said He don t ░░░░░░░░ you He didn t ░░░░░░░░ go ahead or you ░░░░░░░░ do this you can ░░░░░░░░ that It didn t ░░░░░░░░ out of his mouth ░░░░░░░░ you have Pat Canada ░░░░░░░░ email address You can ░░░░░░░░ ahead and contact him ░░░░░░░░ KEEFE So we sent ░░░░░░░░ email to CEO of ░░░░░░░░ Connection Inc of America ░░░░░░░░ business with Stand Up ░░░░░░░░ Even though corporate billionaires ░░░░░░░░ Carlos Slim has received ░░░░░░░░ a billion dollars from ░░░░░░░░ lifeline cellphone program Skogen ░░░░░░░░ us We do not ░░░░░░░░ from customers selling their ░░░░░░░░ Up Wireless phones and ░░░░░░░░ not encourage them to ░░░░░░░░ so If you have ░░░░░░░░ specific example of this ░░░░░░░░ we would welcome the ░░░░░░░░ to address the issue ░░░░░░░░ the persons involved This ░░░░░░░░ will be sent to ░░░░░░░░ Skogen upon publication.”