5WPR
5WPR is a New York based public relations firm.
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Online Deception
It was reported in July 2008 that 5WPR publicly admitted that the company posted fraudulent comments on the Internet about a client, a major kosher slaughterhouse. Comments on a number of Web sites were posted under false names. The comments in question were about Agriprocessors, a kosher meat company that was the target of a massive federal immigration raid. 5WPR began representing Agriprocessors in June, and many of the comments praised Agriprocessors, while others impersonated prominent critics of the company. These included Rabbi Morris Allen, a prominent critic of Agriprocessors and the founder of the Conservative movement’s Hekhsher Tzedek initiative, which is attempting to create ethical standards for the production of kosher food.Meat Company's P.R. Firm Acknowledges Responsibility of 'Senior Staff Member' in Online Deception, Forward, 11 July 2008.</ref>
Personnel
Clients
- Binyamin Elon
- Zionist Organization of America (ZOA)
- Christians United for Israel (CUFI)
- Agriprocessors (5WPR involved in dirty tricks on behalf of this kosher meatprocessor)
- State of Israel
- Ehud Olmert
- Marriott Hotels
- Anheuser-Busch
- Microsoft
- XM Radio
- Vail Resorts
- Evian Water
- Wolfgang’s Vault
- Benny Hinn
- Joe Francis
- Nick Cannon
- Phillips Van Heusen
- Coca-Cola
- IHOP
- McDonald’s
- EDS
- LA Gear
- VeriSign
- Seagram’s
- The Loews Regency
- Bad Boy Worldwide Entertainment
- Russ Berrie & Company
- NICE Systems
- Government of Israel
- Avenue Stores
- Trinity Broadcasting Network