Hynes reality show again the subject of controversy
An accused subject of prosecution whose case was covered by the cameras following the Brooklyn District Attorney’s office for a television show is asking the network to provide all raw footage relating to his case, believing that the material will exonerate him.
The six-episode CBS docu-series “Brooklyn D.A.,” which aired May 28, 2013, depicted prosecutors as they worked to investigate and bring to justice to a myriad of Brooklyn cases. One such case was that of Joselito Vega, an accused art thief. Prior to the airing of the show, the Brooklyn DA’s Office issued a press release announcing Vega’s indictment for the theft of paintings by Pablo Picasso, Jean Dubuffet and Yaacov Agam.
In order to catch him in the act, Brooklyn sting investigators hired Vega, a house painter by trade, to paint a home in Kings Point, Long Island. Works of art were placed in the home, and hidden cameras were set up. Vega was caught on video taking three works of art. While Vega was caught on Brooklyn surveillance cameras, CBS cameras recorded the entire process of the investigation as they were documenting footage for the pending series.