Murdoch sends in crack US lawyers to clean up News International

[Snoutport]

Source: Independent U.K.

Staff at Wapping HQ sidelined as media mogul finally loses patience with phone-hacking scandal that is spiralling out of control

Rupert Murdoch has sent a team of external American lawyers to Britain to investigate the extent of phone hacking at the News of the World.

The Independent understands that the four independent investigative attorneys were dispatched to London to supervise the trawl through all evidence held by the company to establish who knew what and when.

Read more: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/murdoch-sends-in-crack-us-lawyers-to-clean-up-news-international-2296116.html

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This means that Murdoch's Minions in the UK have lost control of things. He's sending in the big guns.

[Angry Dragon]

1. I thought his son used to run that operation

I think he is just sending them over to cover his ass and to destroy everything they can

[Snoutport]

6. His son was given a new job in the states and whisked out of England

can't have the heir apparent going to jail now, can we?

[glinda]

8. Will present a problem if the son is asked to be extradited. What oh what will

the Republicans do?:nopity:

[glinda]

7. I think they have suitcases of cash.

[aquart]

2. American lawyers?

And what will they be doing next?

[bemildred]

3. Murdoch desperately tries to apply a tourniquet. nt

[Snoutport]

13. exactly! nt

[DavidDvorkin]

4. Surely crack English lawyers would make more sense.

[RC]

5. Maybe furniners are not to be trusted?

[micraphone]

9. Now THIS is news

This a**hole owns media around the world, including here in New Zealand.

Buh bye...

[Scuba]

10. My grandmother taught me that sweeping dirt under the rug didn't constitute "cleaning".

[No Elephants]

11. How are four lawyers hired by Murdoch independent? And what the blazes is an "investigative"

attorney?

Who writes this drivel?

Might be interesting to know which U.S. law firm these attorneys are from.

[ananda]

12. Who writes this drivel?

Murdoch hacks and their ilk, that's who.

[fascisthunter]

14. bring the fascist propaganda empire DOWN!