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The phone hacking scandal has become so complicated we wanted to create the ultimate wallchart showing what happened when in the affair   READ MORE

 

Six New Arrests In News Corp. UK Phone Hacking Scandal

The noose is in the deck for the wrinkled Ruperts Neck
Heigh ho the derryO the mess will quench the Beck

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Scotland Yard has arrested six people—including former-News International CEO Rebekah Brooks and her husband Charles Brooks—on “suspicion of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice,” according to The Guardian.  Police have not named those charged but confirmed that among those arrested were a 43-year old woman and 49-year old man.  These charges most likely involve alleged bribes of “hundreds of thousands” of dollars paid to British police, military, and government officials, for which they may have been paid to look the other way.  This is just the latest legal problem for Rupert Murdoch, News Corp, and by extension the Fox “News” Channel, as investigations continue into sordid practices on several continents.

Police said the arrests did not result from information passed to them by News Corporation's management and standards committee (MSC).

The arrests form the biggest single swoop yet by the Met police in its ongoing investigation into alleged voicemail interception. So far 23 people have been held under Operation Weeting, with two people released without charge.

 

Brooks was also previously arrested on 17 July last year on appointment at a London police station on suspicion of conspiring to intercept communications, contrary to Section1(1) Criminal Law Act 1977 and on suspicion of corruption allegations contrary to Section 1 of the Prevention of Corruption Act 1906.

This is just the latest problem for Rupert Murdoch.  Son James was recently forced to resign as Executive Chairman of News International.  Last week it was reported the FBI are looking into the alleged corruption of public officials in Russia.  And, a Hollywood music agent’s phone was allegedly hacked, but it’s unclear if the act took place in the U.S. or U.K.  READ MORE

News Corp May Face Legal Action In The U.S.

Jillian Rayfield | September 23, 2011, 11:14AM

A British attorney, who represented the family of a murder victim whose phone was hacked by News Of The World journalists, says he is teaming up with a lawyer in the U.S. to begin legal proceedings against the Murdochs and News Corporation. Mark Lewis announced Friday that he is coordinating with Norman Siegel, an attorney in New York who represents 9/11 families, to help him determine whether he can initiate a class action suit against News Corp under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). FCPA prevents bribery of foreign officials, and may have been violated by News Corp, which is based in the U.S., if reporters for its British News Of The World tabloid bribed members of Scotland Yard.
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News Corp shareholders lodge complaint against Rupert Murdoch

Rupert Murdoch: accused by shareholders of running News Corp as his 'own personal fiefdom'. Photograph: Pool/Reuters complaint against Rupert Murdoch Major US banks accuse Murdoch and News Corporation of corporate misconduct extending far beyond UK Full text of shareholders' complaint A prominent group of US banks and investment funds with substantial investments in News Corporation has issued a fresh legal complaint accusing the company of widespread corporate misconduct extending far beyond the phone-hacking excesses of News of the World. The legal action, lodged in the Delaware courts, is led by Amalgamated Bank, a New York-based chartered bank that manages some $12bn on behalf of institutional investors and holds about 1 million shares of News Corporation common stock. Its lawsuit is aimed against the members of News Corp's board, including Rupert Murdoch himself, his sons James and Lachlan, and the media empire's chief operating officer, Chase Carey.READ MORE