Phone Hacker Sues News Corp. Over His Legal Bills
Glenn Mulcaire, the private investigator hired by News of the World who allegedly did the actual phone hacking, is suing News Corp.'s British newspaper division "in an attempt to force the company to pay his legal bills." Faced with mounting criticism, News Corp. cut off Mulcaire on July 20. The Guardian reports:
Mulcaire hacker sues Murdoch company
The private investigator at the centre of the phone hacking scandal at the Rupert Murdoch-owned News of the World has launched legal action against the tabloid, its owners said on Thursday.
Mulcaire, News Corp. Phone Hacker, Ordered by London Judge to Name Names
Glenn Mulcaire, the private investigator jailed in 2007 for intercepting celebrities’ voice mails while working for News Corp.’s News of the World tabloid, must reveal who told him to hack phones, a U.K. judge ruled.
'Mafiaboy' breaks silence, paints 'portrait of a hacker'
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Phone Hacker Sues Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. Over Legal Fees
Georg Szalai Glenn Mulcaire says that the entertainment giant breached a contract when it withdrew a guarantee to indemnify him against legal cost, but the company says his claims will be "vigorously contested." read more
