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Justice Department drops News Corp probe related to phone hacking
Source: Reuters
Justice Department drops News Corp probe related to phone hacking
Mon Feb 2, 2015 6:11pm EST
(Reuters) - The United States Department of Justice has decided not to prosecute News Corp (NWSA.O) or its sister company Twenty-First Century Fox (FOXA.O) after completing an investigation of scandals in Great Britain involving phone hacking and alleged bribery of public officials.
The end of the probe, disclosed by News Corp in a regulatory filing on Monday, comes after the U.S. government spent years combing through thousands of e-mails from News Corp's servers.
A U.S. law enforcement official confirmed to Reuters that the case, which included an investigation of possible violations of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, had been closed by the Justice Department. News Corp was notified about the decision on Jan. 28.
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Mon Feb 2, 2015 6:11pm EST
(Reuters) - The United States Department of Justice has decided not to prosecute News Corp (NWSA.O) or its sister company Twenty-First Century Fox (FOXA.O) after completing an investigation of scandals in Great Britain involving phone hacking and alleged bribery of public officials.
The end of the probe, disclosed by News Corp in a regulatory filing on Monday, comes after the U.S. government spent years combing through thousands of e-mails from News Corp's servers.
A U.S. law enforcement official confirmed to Reuters that the case, which included an investigation of possible violations of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, had been closed by the Justice Department. News Corp was notified about the decision on Jan. 28.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/02/us-newscorp-probe-idUSKBN0L62AX20150202