An East Brunswick man faces up to five years in prison for illegally wiretapping his co-workers and another individual.
Kirk Eady, 46, the deputy director of the Hudson County Correctional Facility, was found guilty March 13 on one count of intentionally intercepting the wire, oral or electronic communications of others following a four-day trial in Newark federal court, according to U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman.
From March 8 to July 8, 2012, while working at the correctional facility, Eady used the services of a website on more than 10 occasions to intercept the telephone calls of other Hudson County Correctional Facility employees and another individual who were critical of his work performance, according to a statement prepared by Fishman’s office. Eady was able to conceal the telephone number from which the call originated. He then called two of the employees at the same time and made it appear that one or both of the other individuals initiated the call, Fishman said.
Eady also recorded these telephone conversations and never told the other employees he was recording the private communications; the individuals did not consent to their conversations being monitored and recorded, Fishman said.
The wiretapping count is punishable by a maximum of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
Sentencing is scheduled for July 8.