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Grayson v Langley [1]

Submitted by Guest on Tue, 01/12/2010 - 17:37

Summary

Threat Type: 

Other

Date: 

12/15/2009

Status: 

Pending

Location: 

Florida

Verdict or Settlement Amount: 

N/A

Legal Claims: 

Fraud
Representative Alan Grayson (D-Fla.) sent a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder requesting an investigation of Angie G. Langley for violating 18 U.S.C. § 1001 by falsely representing to the Federal Elections Commission that her PAC "supports or... read full description
Parties

Party Receiving Legal Threat: 

Angie Langley

Type of Party: 

Individual

Type of Party: 

Individual

Location of Party: 

  • Florida

Location of Party: 

  • Florida

Legal Counsel: 

Pro Se
Description

Representative Alan Grayson (D-Fla.) sent a letter [2] to Attorney General Eric Holder requesting an investigation of Angie G. Langley for violating 18 U.S.C. § 1001 [3] by falsely representing to the Federal Elections Commission that her PAC "supports or opposes more than one candidate," when in fact it only opposes Grayson.  Grayson points to the website for the PAC—MyCongressmanIsNuts.com [4]—as evidence that Langely only opposes him, and also claims that the website falsely implies that Langley is a constituent of Grayson's, when in fact she lives outside his district. 

The "About Us" section of the website reads: 

Central Floridians formed My Congressman Is Nuts PAC as a response to the outrage and embarrassment within Central Florida over Alan Grayson's liberal positions and childish approach in Washington, D.C. We could no longer sit by and accept his inappropriate behavior and leftist big government agenda. He does not represent the values of Central Florida.

To be successful, we need your help. Please join our effort by making a contribution today! Through paid advertising and grassroots activities, we will hold Alan Grayson accountable for his votes and actions. 

It is not clear whether the Attorney General has taken any action in response to Grayson's letter. 

Related Links: 

  • Legal Satyricon: Alan Grayson, asshat — unfit to serve in Congress [5]
  • Politico: Grayson threatens to imprison critic [6]
  • Orlando Sentinel: Grayson wants to send critic to jail for five years [7]
  • My Fox Orlando: Grayson files complaint over website [8]
  • Jonathan Turley: Rep. Grayson Asks Holder to Prosecute On-Line Critic at "Mycongressmanisnuts.com" [9]
Details

Web Site(s) Involved: 

MyCongressmanIsNuts.com [4]

Content Type: 

  • Text

Publication Medium: 

Website

Subject Area: 

  • Elections and Politics
  • Criminal
Court Information & Documents

Jurisdiction: 

  • Florida

Source of Law: 

  • United States

Court Type: 

Other

Relevant Documents: 

PDF icon 2009 12 15 grayson complaint to doj.pdf [10]

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[1] https://www.dmlp.org/threats/grayson-v-langley
[2] https://www.dmlp.org/sites/citmedialaw.org/files/2009%2012%2015%20grayson%20complaint%20to%20doj.pdf
[3] http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode18/usc_sec_18_00001001----000-.html
[4] http://www.mycongressmanisnuts.com/
[5] http://randazza.wordpress.com/2009/12/19/alan-grayson-asshat-unfit-to-serve-in-congress/
[6] http://www.politico.com/blogs/scorecard/1209/Grayson_wants_to_imprison_critic.html
[7] http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/news_politics/2009/12/grayson-wants-to-send-critic-to-jail-for-five-years.html
[8] http://www.myfoxorlando.com/dpp/news/volusia_news/121809grayson-files-complaint-over-website
[9] http://jonathanturley.org/2009/12/19/rep-grayson-asks-holder-to-prosecute-on-line-critic-at-mycongressmanisnut-com/
[10] https://www.dmlp.org/sites/dmlp.org/files/sites/citmedialaw.org/files/2009%2012%2015%20grayson%20complaint%20to%20doj.pdf