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James O'Keefe @JamesOKeefeIII - Jason Hermes, the Vice President of Content Sales and Partnerships for Fox Weather under Fox News Media, admitted to lying on the company’s expense reports and using company funds to cover strip club expenses.
Hermes was caught bragging to our undercover journalist that he oversees approximately $90 million worth of business a year for the company, which makes him “…a celebrity around all of it, but no one knows me.”
Lying on an expense report, such as disguising strip club charges, directly violates Fox Media’s Standards of Business Conduct, which require “accurate and complete” information. These apparent false entries are rolled into budgets, audits, and corporate filings, making company disclosures misleading instead of “full, fair, and accurate.” Because Fox requires employees to record truthful data, Hermes is in clear violation of this policy, which can constitute financial misconduct.
These possible false expense reports made by Hermes may also violate the Federal U.S. Tax Code 274, which states that “no deduction shall be allowed for an activity generally considered to constitute entertainment, amusement, or recreation.”
Fox is a publicly traded company; this conduct betrays investor trust, as shareholders do not expect company funds to be used by executives for strip clubs.
We reached out to Fox News Media VP Jason Hermes for comment about using the Fox corporate card to pay for strippers and lying on the Fox expense report about what he told our undercover journalist, and he said, “No, thank you” and “Okay, bye,” then proceeded to hang up the phone.
We also reached out to Fox News Media for comment and have not heard back.
https://x.com/JamesOKeefeIII/status/2049179585141514451

James O'Keefe @JamesOKeefeIII - Video: CAUGHT ON HIDDEN CAMERA: Fox News Media VP Jason Hermes Brags About Charging ‘$4,000 Strip Club Bills’ to Fox Corporate Cards, Admits to a Stranger, “We Would Just…Lie on the [Fox] Expense Reports—No One’s Gonna F*ing Say a Word to Me,” in Direct Violation of Fox Corporate’s Standards of Business Conduct
“You could take this [Fox Credit Card], walk into a strip club, literally, and spend $4,000…on Fox! Go into your corporate manager and they would sign it and pay it off…it's still like that.“We would just…lie on the [Fox] expense reports—no one’s gonna f*ing say a word to me.”
“It’s the best job, because I'm a celebrity around all of it, but no one knows me. It's like winning the lottery.”
@foxweather
https://x.com/JamesOKeefeIII/status/2049179580980953373

James O'Keefe @JamesOKeefeIII - Video: Fox VP Caught on Camera: Brags About Strip Club Charges & Lies on Fox Expense Reports