did it for the show a mere month later in november of 2009 richard heene and pled guilty to the charge of attempting to influence a public servant for lying to them about the answer that he was sentenced to attempting to influence a public servant sorry $190.00 days in jail 100 hours of community service and was ordered to pay $3036000.00 in restitution however the news business that salivated over the possible tragedy has not spent one single day reflecting on their part in making the hoax a national sensation they've paid no restitution for the lack of basic journalism instead they've taken the industry down a very dark path and here to discuss the 10th anniversary of balloon boy and how it predicted the wreckage we've seen now across the news website is lawyer and media analyst lionel of i know media. i love this story. more than i talk to friends of mine i said you were balloon boy. whatever happened we throw some of that because you used to tend to be historians war of the worlds in their mercury theater clifford irving rosie ruiz is a role of these. full stories professional wres

richard heene stands by his story to this day that he, his wife and three sons were working on the saucerras rolling when it got loose and they feared falcon was in it. but police had doubts early on that it was all a publicity stunt and this interview sparked public speculation when little falcon seemed to slip up. >> we did this for a show. >> man. >> reporter: heene says he was a victim of character assassination and fires back at any suggestion that it was a hoax. >> and how, after you stack all that stuff, throw in the interview that was on cnn with wolf blitzer, you throw all that together with the background you have, why wouldn't people go -- >> this is another hit piece. this is another hit piece which i anticipated. >> here? >> yeah. what would be nice is if the media could actually go, yeah, richard's got a point, but it's so biased. okay, the media continues on with the same narrative. >> all these years later, and we're talking ten years now, do you feel a sense still that you need to clear your name? >> oh, most definitely. i've lost many opportunities. i've lost a lot of op

richard heene stands by his backyard with home video cameras rolling when it got loose and they fearedn was in it. but police had doubts early on that it was all a publicity stunt. this cnn interview sparked public speculation when little falcon seemed to slip up. >> we did this for a show. >> reporter: heene says he was a victim of character assassination and fires back at any suggestion that it was a hoax. >> and how, after you stack all that stuff, throw in the interview that was on cnn with wolf blitzer, you throw all that together with the background you have, why wouldn't people go -- >> this is another hit piece, this is another hit piece, which i anticipated. >> here? >> yeah. what would be nice is if the media could actually go, yeah, richard's got a point, but it's so biased. the media continues on with the same narrative. >> reporter: all these years later, we're talking ten years now, do you feel a sense still that you need to clear your name? >> oh, most definitely. i lost many opportunities. i've lost a lot of opportunities. i've had people contact me about things i've in