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Jerry Brown's Spokesman Resigns After Taping Calls

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Nov 2, 2009 1:45 pm US/Pacific

Jerry Brown's Spokesman Resigns After Taping Calls

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) ― The communications director for California Attorney General Jerry Brown has resigned after it was revealed he had secretly recorded telephone conversations with reporters.

Scott Gerber submitted his resignation letter Monday. He says in the letter that he let down the attorney general's office and adds that Brown did not know he was taping the calls.

The recordings came to light after Gerber apparently recorded a conference call with a reporter for The San Francisco Chronicle. California is one of 12 states that require notification of all parties before a phone call is taped.

Gerber also apologized in the letter to the "few reporters in the calls" he taped, saying they probably would have agreed to let him tape the calls had he asked.

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