Confirmed: FBI PROBING NEWS CORP. Allegations

[Segami]

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"...The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has launched a probe into allegations that employees of News Corporation, the parent company of Fox News and The Wall Street Journal, attempted to bribe police and hack the voicemails of American citizens killed on Sept. 11, 2001, according to a senior law enforcement official who spoke to the Associated Press.


Reached for comment by Raw Story, an FBI spokeswoman in New York confirmed the report, saying: "We are aware of the allegations and are looking into it."


The probe will focus on whether News Corp. employees in the U.K. targeted the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attack in their phone hacking schemes, which allegedly included an effort to bribe a former New York police officer.


News Corp. employees are also alleged to have bribed British police officers to help them hack high ranking U.K. officials, which would violate the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act if proven to be true.



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http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/07/14/fbi-opens-criminal-probe-of-news-corp/



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[nadinbrzezinski]

1. For any equivalent in US history read on the Hearst Media Empire

no, they did not fall for this, but they had that much power. We are seeing this fall NOW.... oh and the Hearst Media Empire was also essential to maintain the Gilded Age.

[SpiralHawk]

2. Karma is a total AssBite BoomWhack

You Republicon propaganda pimps is reapin what you has spewed...

Next incarnation, instead of your hypocritical, degenerate Republicon Family Cesspool Values, try some honesty, honor, and integrity. That's my advice.

You will find the karma far more, um, salubrious, or whatever.

But in the present tense, thanks for the schadenfreude.

[hifiguy]

18. Yep. Her vengeance may come slowly

but it is inevitable.

[malaise]

3. I hope they're interviewing Kerik

in the big house :popcorn:

[Ilsa]

7. He was the first one that came to mind.

He'd sell out any one for a few bucks. I'd be willing to see his stay there shortened if he had some info to help take them down.

[Segami]

9. Maybe this dragnet might also sweep up some Bush Cabal players.

[rhett o rick]

13. What part of "we arent going to look back", dont you understand?

I would be extremely surprised if this DOJ does anything.

[Segami]

15. A 360 degree game changer would depend on whose phone was hacked. Should ANY reports begin to show

that 9/11 or fallen soldiers family's phones were hacked into by News Corp., the outrage would go viral.

[rhett o rick]

16. I hope so. By the way I think you mean 180 degree game changer. 360 degrees is the same direction.

it's cool.

[Segami]

19. LOL! Yes, my mistake.

:thumbsup:

[Zenlitened]

4. Sweeeet! - n/t

[Uncle Joe]

5. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, Segami.

[spanone]

6. k&r

[DFab420]

8. About fucking time.

Hurray!

[Wounded Bear]

10. When I start seeing this in some mainstream outlets....

I'll let my self celebrate a little bit.

I'm hopeful, though. It's time to end the evil empire of Rupert Murdoch.

[Segami]

11. Here is The Wall Street Journal Online.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304521304576446140540425386.html

[rhett o rick]

12. Yeah but will anything come of it? Is Tom DeLay in jail yet? nm

[proud patriot]

14. kick rec and shared

:patriot:

[Ohio Joe]

17. Good

Fry their asses.

[lunatica]

20. Bernard Kerick was Police Commissioner at that time

So I would think there could have very well been police bribed.