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April 20, 2012

Murdoch Phone-Hacking Scandal Grows in U.S. 
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The phone-hacking scandal that has rocked Rupert Murdoch’s media
empire is expanding on U.S. soil. Lawyer Mark Lewis, who helped expose
the massive scandal in Britain, said he is partnering with U.S. lawyer
Norman Siegel, who has been investigating the possible hacking of 9/11
victims’ cell phones by the British tabloid News of the World. While
Lewis said many complaints against News Corp in the United States stem
from the now defunct tabloid, he also said there have been initial
allegations against Fox News and other News Corp holdings. Lewis said he
is now representing four clients who believe their phones were hacked
while visiting the United States.

Mark Lewis: "What they are alleging is they either left messages or
received messages and that their messages were therefore listened into
or investigations were sourced. See, what you have to understand is if
one person is speaking to another person, the very fact that they are
even speaking to each other is potentially news. If you have somebody
who is having an adulterous relationship with another person, the very
fact that they are speaking to each other is what you as a journalist,
if you are writing about a relationship is what you need as a primary
source or a secondary source. It doesn't really matter what they are
saying."

 

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