Cell Phone Hacking Allegations Against Murdoch's British Papers Get Investigated
Yesterday, U.K. newspaper The Guardian published a story revealing that Rupert Murdoch’s British newspaper subsidiary News Group NewsÂpapers had paid more than £1 million ($1.4 million) to settle claims that its reporters had illegally hacked into the cell phones of government officials and celebrities.
The allegations set off a firestorm of controversy in the U.K., with Scotland Yard launching an inquiry into the claims.
According to the Guardian the payments were made to Gordon Taylor, CEO the Professional Footballers’ Association, who sued News Group after a private investigator who worked for the company, Glenn Mulcaire, was jailed and admitted to hacking into phones of various targets, including Gordon and model Elle MacPherson.
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