Sentences with phrase «convicted of phone hacking»

He resigned from the Sunday paper when its royal editor, Clive Goodman, was convicted of phone hacking.

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The comedian and activist, also known as Jonnie Marbles, was convicted for assault and «causing harassment, alarm or distress» after he threw the polystrene plate covered in shaving foam at the end of the Commons Select Committee's hearing into phone hacking at News International.

Until recently the best - known of these — because he was caught and convicted — was Glenn Mulcaire, whose speciality was illegal phone hacking, including the phone of Mr Hunt's predecessor, Tessa Jowell.

The trial of Tommy Sheridan cast new light on the News of the World's use of private detectives who have been convicted of illegal phone hacking and «blagging» confidential data.

Andy Coulson, her successor as the editor of the News of the World and a former Downing Street communications chief for David Cameron, is serving an 18 - month prison sentence after being convicted of conspiracy to hack phones.