Justice Department Readies News Corp. Subpoenas

The long arm of the U.S. law is getting ready to reach out to News Corp. According to The Wall Street Journal, the Justice Department is currently preparing subpoenas as part of the government’s investigation into the rumor that News Corp. hacked the voicemails of 9/11 victims.

News Corp. has denied this allegation, and the company issued the following statement:

We have not seen any evidence to suggest there was any hacking of 9/11 victim’s phones, nor has anybody corroborated what are clearly very serious allegations.

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