London – One former News of the World journalists has been charged with being part of a phone hacking conspiracy and another one is set to be charged. Britain's Crown Prosecution Service (Cps) said Wednesday that Neil Wallis, the shuttered tabloid's former deputy editor, and Jules Stenson, the former features editor, would face the charges in court in late August. Former News of the World editor Andy Coulson was recently sentenced to 18 months in jail for conspiring to hack phones. The tabloid was part of the U.K. arm of Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. "The Cps has authorized the
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- 7/30/2014
- by Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Two more former journalists who worked at Rupert Murdoch's now-shuttered News of the World have been charged with phone hacking. Reuters reports that former deputy editor Neil Wallis and former features editor Jules Stenson stand accused of “conspiracy to intercept voicemails on mobile phones of well-known figures or people close to them.” Also read: Rebekah Brooks Found Not Guilty, Andy Coulson Convicted in Phone Hacking Trial The charges follow the guilty verdict that put Andy Coulson, the tabloid's editor from 2003 to 2007, in prison for 18 months for encouraging employees to hack phone lines for scoops. Coulson, who went on to work for.
- 7/30/2014
- by Jordan Zakarin
- The Wrap
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