James E. O'Keefe III gained major national attention for his release of video recordings of workers at ACORN offices in 2009, his arrest in early 2010 at the office of Senator Mary Landrieu, and his release of videos of NPR executives in 2011. In June 2010, O'Keefe formed Project Veritas, an organization with the stated mission to "investigate and expose corruption, dishonesty, self-dealing, waste, fraud, and other misconduct."