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Tuesday 15 May 2012

Rebekah Brooks charged in phone-hacking case

Rebekah Brooks, former chief executive of News International and ex-editor of News of the World, has been charged with obstruction of justice in the U.K. phone-hacking investigation.

Brooks will be charged with three counts of "conspiracy to pervert the course of justice." Her husband, Charlie, will be charged with two. Four others—her personal assistant, her driver, her personal security guard and the former head of security of News International—will also face charges, the Crown Prosecution Service announced.

The charges carry a maximum sentence of life in prison, the CPS said.

They are the first people charged in the phone-hacking scandal since investigators began their probe last summer.                   Read More

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