Sentences with phrase «corp. phone hacking»

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Son James, 41, who was tarnished in News Corp.'s phone - hacking scandal, moved up to co-chief operating officer at 21st Century Fox.

When the 81 - year - old head of News Corp. took to Twitter in January, many assumed he was trying to soften his image following the News of the World phone hacking scandal.

James Murdoch's reputation was badly tarnished by the phone - hacking scandal at News Corp.'s News of the World paper.

That was Murdoch, age 80, before a U.K. House of Commons committee in July, being grilled alongside his son James about what they knew about News Corp.'s phone - hacking scandal.

In the United States, meanwhile, the Federal Bureau of Investigation opened an investigation into claims that News Corp. journalists may have sought to hack into the phones of Sept. 11 victims in its quest for sensational scoops.

Bryant, who was compensated with # 30,000 by the newspaper company after it was revealed he was a victim of phone hacking by the News of the World, said he also believed the move was premature given the Crown Prosecution Service is said to be still considering corporate charges against News Corp..

Eliot Spitzer thinks News Corp. executives could be prosecuted under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act for their roles in the cell phone hacking scandal.

In addition to the News Corp. phone - hacking scandal, Liu cited «egregious executive pay practices» and «pervasive director conflicts of interest» in his anti-Murdoch resolution.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is looking into allegations that Murdoch's News Corp. tried to hack into the phone messages of U.S. 9/11 victims and families, a federal law enforcement official said Thursday.