It does say that the interview with Jones came from 2001, pre-scandal. So I'm sure they didn't want to sour the whole article which is talking about the storyline in question. Still, a blurb at the top or tail of the article might have seemed an appropriate disclosure ...

Actually reading this article spurred me to look up that very scandal. I remember when he had been arrested and accused and people were saying "maybe someone hacked his computer and framed him" and such but I never heard the outcome. Looks like he pled guilty on most counts. Sad.