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Former News Corp. executives face bribery charges
By Vikram Dodd Prosecutors have announced new criminal charges against the former News International editors Rebekah Brooks and Andy Coulson, this time over alleged illegal payments to public officials. The Crown Prosecution Service announced on Tuesday that four former News International employees, and a defence official alleged to have been paid…
More cosy texts between UK Prime Minister David Cameron and Murdoch chief Rebekah Brooks revealed
Two more cosy text messages between Prime Minister David Cameron and former News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks emerged Sunday, with Cameron commenting on riding one of her horses. The texts were obtained by The Mail on Sunday, which said they were part of a cache of emails and texts…
Ex-Murdoch editor appears in court in hacking case
Former News of the World editor Rebekah Brooks appeared in a London court on Monday to face charges related to alleged phone hacking. Brooks, 44, appeared in the dock accused of conspiring with others to illegally access voicemails, and spoke only to confirm her name, date of birth and address…
British police charge former News of the World editor with hacking
LONDON — British police on Thursday formally charged former tabloid editor Rebekah Brooks with phone hacking in a long-running press scandal which has struck at the heart of the country’s institutions. Police last week charged Prime Minister David Cameron’s ex-media chief Andy Coulson and six other current or former employees…
Former Murdoch newspaper execs charged in phone-hacking case
Prosecutors on Tuesday charged David Cameron’s former spokesman Andy Coulson and ex-News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks with phone-hacking. The Crown Prosecution Service said it was charging a total of eight people in relation to the scandal at Rupert Murdoch’s now-defunct News of the World tabloid, while it was taking…
Ex-Murdoch aide Rebekah Brooks in court
Rebekah Brooks, the former top aide to Rupert Murdoch and friend of Prime Minister David Cameron, appeared in court for the first time Wednesday to face charges relating to the phone-hacking scandal. Her appearance came amid fresh political shockwaves from the scandal, with a rift opening in the coalition government over dealings with Murdoch’s News Corp and Deputy…
Ex-Murdoch aide Rebekah Brooks film in development
The rise and fall of Rebekah Brooks is to get the film treatment, reports said from Cannes Friday, just days after the former Rupert Murdoch aide was charged in Britain’s phone-hacking scandal. The story of the former chief executive of Murdoch’s British newspaper wing News International is in development as…
Ex-Murdoch aide among six charged over hacking
British prosecutors accused former Rupert Murdoch aide Rebekah Brooks and five others of obstructing justice Tuesday in the first criminal charges from the News of the World phone hacking scandal. The ex-News International (NI) chief executive, her husband Charlie Brooks and four people who worked for her were charged with trying to hide evidence from police investigating wrongdoing…
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