List of people related to the News International phone hacking scandal

The News Corporation Hacking Scandal is an ongoing controversy involving the News of the World, a now-defunct British tabloid newspaper published by News International — a subsidiary of News Corporation — and the allegations that individuals working for the newspaper engaged in phone hacking, computer hacking, or corruption.

Arrests

Rebekah Brooks

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Rebekah Brooks testifies about the scandal.

Rebekah Brooks was Editor of the News of the World from 2000-2003. She subsequently rose through ranks, eventually serving as chief executive of News International. She was arrested on 17 July.

Andy Coulson

Andy Coulson was the editor of the News of the World from 2003 until his resignation in 2007, following the conviction of one of the newspaper's reporters in relation to illegal phone-hacking. He subsequently joined David Cameron's personnel as communications director, until announcing his departure on 21 January 2011 because of continued media coverage of the phone-hacking affair. He was arrested on 8 July 2011.

Neil Wallis

Neil Wallis was a 35-year-long veteran of News International who joined News of the World in 2003 as a Deputy Editor, under Coulson, and in 2007 became its Executive Editor, before leaving in 2009. He was arrested on 14 July on suspicion of conspiring to intercept communications.

James Weatherup

James Weatherup was a News of the World journalist who rose to the rank of Chief Reporter under Rebekah Brooks. He was arrested on 14 April 2011.

Glenn Mulcaire

Glenn Mulcaire is a former private investigator who was jailed in 2007 for illegally accessing voicemails for the News of the World.

Clive Goodman

Clive Goodman was the royal editor at the News of the World. He was arrested in August 2006 and later jailed for illegally intercepting phone messages, in this case those pertaining to the royal family. On 8 July 2011, Goodman was again arrested after new revelations about phone hacking had come to light.

John Boyall, Steve Whittamore, Paul Marshall, Alan King

Main article: Operation Motorman (ICO investigation)

In 2004, four men each pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit misconduct in public office. Paul Marshall, a civilian worker in a police station, had accessed police computer record (by fabricating emergency calls as justification). Alan King, a retired police officer, had acted as intermediary. John Boyall and Steve Whittamore, two private investigator, had in turn been passing that information on to media outlets.

Stuart Kuttner

Stuart Kuttner, retired Managing Editor of the News of the World, was arrested on August 2, 2011, and later bailed. He was 71 at the time of his arrest.

Resignations

Paul Stephenson

From 2009-2011, Paul Stephenson was Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis, the highest ranking officer within the Metropolitan Police Service. On 17 July 2011, he announced his intention to resign from the post due to his connection with Neil Wallis.

John Yates

John Yates was Assistant Commissioner in the London Metropolitan Police Service. He resigned on 18 July.

NewsCorp executives and affiliated

James Murdoch

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James and Rupert Murdoch appear before the parliamentary committee.

James Murdoch is the son of media mogul Rupert Murdoch. James Murdoch currently serves as chairman and chief executive of News Corporation. In his testimony before the parliamentary committe James Murdoch denied reading or being aware of the "For Neville" email which suggested the practice was more widely used than just by a rogue News of the World reporter. A former editor of the newspaper, Colin Myler, and Tom Crone, the former News International legal manager, both said they "did inform" him of the email.

The firm of Harbottle & Lewis

Harbottle & Lewis is a London based law firm that was hired by News International. In a letter dated 29 May 2007, Lawrence Abramson of Harbottle & Lewis wrote that the firm had conducted an extensive review and failed to find evidence of widespread wrongdoing. This letter was subsequently used by various News International executives in their defence during a parliamentary investigation into phone hacking in 2009.

The Solicitors Regulation Authority has begun a formal investigation into potential misconduct by Harbottle & Lewis.

See also

• CTB v News Group Newspapers
• List of alleged victims of the News of the World phone hacking scandal
• Mosley v News Group Newspapers Limited
• Politico-media complex
• Sheridan v News International