Conservative “guerrilla journalist” James O’Keefe III has agreed to pay $100,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by a former employee of ACORN, according to court documents filed in federal court in California on Thursday.
The ex-ACORN worker, Juan Carlos Vera, filed suit against O’Keefe and Hannah Giles — O’Keefe’s partner in the infamous ACORN sting videos — in July 2010 in U.S. District Court in the Southern District of California. Vera’s conversations with O’Keefe and Giles took place August 18, 2009 in National City, Calif. Vera’s original complaint alleged that the recordings were made without his consent, in violation of California law.
The notice of settlement states that O’Keefe “regrets any pain suffered by Mr. Vera or his family.” But O’Keefe’s attorney, Michael Madigan, told The Los Angeles Times on Thursday that the payment was a “nuisance settlement” and that O’Keefe “has a full career ahead as a talented investigative journalist.”
(h/t Wonkette)
Read the notice of settlement here:
