News of the World hacked phones of Scotland Yard phone hacking investigators - Times
The News of the World may be dead, but its phone hacking scandal lives on. PLUS: The News Corp crisis spills over into the US.
The News of the World may be dead, but its phone hacking scandal lives on.
And the New York Times has just revealed one of the most surreal twists yet.
The paper alleges that five senior police investigators discovered that their own mobile phone messages had been targeted by the tabloid and had most likely been listened to.
According to the times, some Scotland Yard criminal investigators had concerns that if they aggressively investigated The News of the World, they would be punished with splashy stories about their secrets.
Their fears were well founded. Allegations about two of the senior officer's private lives were susequently revealed by other news outlets, including reports that one had an extra-marital affair.
Problems spilling over into the US
Separately, News of the World's practise of making payments ot police officers has let to speculation that News Corp may face a federal probe across the Atlantic.
A source quoted by the Daily Telegraph said they wold be very surprised if the US Department of Justice did not launch an investigation under the Foreign Corrupt Practises Act (FCPA). Sources put the cost of the probe at "easily north of $US100 million."
The FCPA was introduced to crack down on US companies (News Corp is incorporated in the US) making illegal payments or bribes to foreign officials.
News Corp.'s possible US problems have been exacerbated by a second allegation, publshed in The Mirror, that News of the World also hacked the phones of 9/11 victims.
NBR staff
Tue, 12 Jul 2011
Tue, 12 Jul 2011
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News of the World hacked phones of Scotland Yard phone hacking investigators - Times
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