Forum Post: Foxnews Throws the Book at Mole, Joe Muto, Manhattan DA Unusual Sentencing Misdemenor charges
Posted 10 years ago on May 9, 2013, 7:28 p.m. EST by Middleaged
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Foxnews Proves minor career Whistleblowing is the same as Getting Court Ruling on Major Lawsuit in Unusual punishments and loss of Career/Professional Equipment.
You won't see this News story after New Internet Restrictions & Copy Rights Protections:
Fox News Mole Joe Muto Enters Courtroom in Handcuffs
By Chris Ariens on May 9, 2013 5:29 PM
In April 2012, while still a Fox News employee, Muto began writing stories for Gawker about life inside Fox News. He became known as the Fox News mole. After his identity was revealed, he was fired from Fox.
Muto must pay a $1,000 fine, the $5,000 he earned from Gawker which goes to a good cause, serve 10 days of community service assigned by the court, then 200 hours of community service at a nonprofit organization. He’s also not getting back is laptop taken during an early morning police search. Muto had worked at Fox News for 8 years, most recently as an AP on “O’Reilly Factor.”
Fox News mole Joe Muto entered a Manhattan courtroom in handcuffs this afternoon, pleading guilty to two misdemeanor charges.
A source inside the courtroom tells TVNewser two detectives escorted a cuffed Muto into the courtroom, sat him on a back bench and about 5 minutes later removed the handcuffs as he moved to the front of the courtroom to hear the judge read out the plea agreement. That part of the proceedings took about 20 minutes.
In April 2012, while still a Fox News employee, Muto began writing stories for Gawker about life inside Fox News. He became known as the Fox News mole. After his identity was revealed, he was fired from Fox.
Muto must pay a $1,000 fine, the $5,000 he earned from Gawker which goes to a good cause, serve 10 days of community service assigned by the court, then 200 hours of community service at a nonprofit organization. He’s also not getting back is laptop taken during an early morning police search. Muto had worked at Fox News for 8 years, most recently as an AP on “O’Reilly Factor.”
He’s since written a book about the experience, which comes out in a few weeks. One of the conditions of the agreement: if he is found to be in possession of any Fox News item, whether it be a key chain or an 80′s era image of Bill O’Reilly, Muto could be sent to jail for a year.
A Fox News spokesperson tells TVNewser, “We are very grateful to the Manhattan District Attorney’s office for their dogged pursuit of this case and for obtaining justice in this matter.”
See the plea agreement after the jump…(Click on Story for Full Article)
Joe Muto Plea Agreement (Click here for Entire Doc on Webpage)
http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/fox-news-mole-joe-muto-enters-courtroom-in-handcuffs_b178722
8 Year Reporter, Denied 1st Amendment, had his computer taken and not returned. I guess there is some Foxnews Copy Right Protections going on here. We don't want Whistle Blowers and by the way we own all the thoughts you ever had while working for Foxnews.