Missing Milly Dowler's voicemail "hacked by News of the World"

[savoloysam]

Yup, can't say it surprises me.

 

[butchersapron]

Summary - criminal gangs rather than press.

 

[Bernie Gunther]

Summary - criminal gangs rather than press.

Although Murdoch has clearly been doing his best to blur the distinction

 

[savoloysam]

They did hint at some private investigators working for News International earlier in the report.

 

[agricola]

Summary - criminal gangs rather than press.

Maybe, though such activity would also explain how much of the information on various industry blacklists came to be there.

 

[two sheds]

Although Murdoch has clearly been doing his best to blur the distinction

Yes - when they said 'criminal gangs' NI did pop into mind.

and Jesus: "The eight-page report, which has been passed to the Leveson inquiry into police corruption and media ethics, warns of "rogue" private investigators "providing organised crime groups with counter-surveillance techniques" and attempting to discover the identities of informants and witnesses under police protection."

 

[two sheds]

Must be a follow up to Secret Policeman's Balls.

 

[laptop]

Summary - criminal gangs rather than press.

I'm betting at least one of the gangs turns out to involve matey-boy whose son was convicted for Stephen Lawrence.

 

[laptop]

Whoa...

Under the heading Perverting the Course of Justice, the report records two operations providing:

"examples of private investigator activities which threaten to undermine the criminal justice system, as follows:

a. accessing the Police National Computer to perform unauthorised checks;

b. accessing internal police databases including those containing serving officers' private details;

c. unauthorised checking of details of vehicles involved in surveillance on PNC (Police National Computer);

d. accessing details of current investigation against a criminal or criminal group;

e. checking premises and vehicles for technical equipment deployed by law enforcement;

f. identifying current law enforcement interest in an organised crime group;

g. deleting intelligence records from law enforcement databases;

h. providing organised crime groups with counter-surveillance techniques;

i. accessing their own or associates' recorded convictions;

j. attempting to discover identity of CHISes (Informants)

k. attempting to discover location of witnesses;

l. attempting to discover location of witnesses under police protection to intimidate them;

m. accessing DVLA databases."

And that's just two "operations".

 

[DexterTCN]

I missed this from the Independent a few days ago.

The Independent has learnt that officials from the Department of Justice have also been monitoring the court case in Sicily. Although Sky Italia and NDS have no formal involvement in the proceedings, and there is no suggestion that the anti-bribery provisions of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act apply in a case concerned with the hacking and piracy of television encryption technology, the legal antennae of the DoJ's lawyers are now tuned to any allegations even tangentially linked to the Murdoch empire.​

That sensitivity applies to News Corp itself. It is most likely coincidence, but after the phone-hacking scandal accelerated last July with the revelations surrounding Milly Dowler – and Tom Mockridge was sent to London to clean up Wapping – a decision was taken to begin off-loading News Corp's share in NDS.​

Bold by me. link is http://www.independent.co.uk/opinio...could-hit-murdoch-where-it-hurts-7586371.html

 

[London_Calling]

monitoring the court case

Fascinating, Indie.

It is most likely coincidence

Yeah.

NDS have no formal involvement in the proceedings

Then.... never mind.

Just more reheated nothings cobbled together by the Indie - really a little too desperate to make itself seem relevant and investigative.

 

[London_Calling]

So the BBC's implicit invitation (via Monday's Panorama) to Murdoch to sue has generated the predicted and voluminous .... hot air:

The BBC has defended itself against accusations that it "grossly misrepresented" Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation

http://www.guardian.co.uk/global/2012/mar/29/bbc-accused-manipulating-email-pay-tv


Marvellous. This is up there with the "witch hunt" of those poor NotW reporters. Also, can't help but think back to 2009 and James' rant at the Edinburgh TV Festival:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/aug/28/james-murdoch-bbc-mactaggart-edinburgh-tv-festival

It felt chilling at the time, seems even more so given what we now know for fact. A very different landscape to where we are now ...

 

[laptop]

So the BBC's implicit invitation (via Monday's Panorama) to Murdoch to sue has generated the predicted and voluminous .... hot air...

Still, Murdoch's tweets have effect: I'm holding a report of the Panorama allegations to the last minute, to see whether it's not hot air...

 

[London_Calling]

Maybe, but when was the last time a Murdoch said anything what wasn't proven to be disingenuous... If anything, I find the strength of the reaction (to the broadcast) encouraging.

In both degree of criminality and personal exposure (of the Murdochs) things are edging in the right direction. Way, way past sleb phone hacking now ...

 

[laptop]

Maybe, but when was the last time a Murdoch said anything what wasn't proven to be disingenuous...

When Rupert put his arm round Rebekkah and said "this one" was his priority?

If anything, I find the strength of the reaction (to the broadcast) encouraging.

Yes. But. He might choose to launch a libel action if he calculated it made the BBC seem rash.

With any luck it'd be his Reading Gaol moment, but there'd be a lot of grief on the way.

 

[coltrane]

James Murdoch is stepping down as Chairman of SKY.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012/apr/03/james-murdoch-bskyb-live?newsfeed=true

The rat is on the run.

e2a: Though apparently he will still rermain on the board of SKY.

 

[yardbird]

"I am aware that my role as chairman could become a lightning rod for BSkyB and I believe that my resignation will help to ensure that there is no false conflation with events at a separate organisation."

 

[Dan U]

jump before the Select Committee report comes out.

according to t'radio, it has been delayed until after Easter now as the Tories argue against JM being accused of misleading Parliament and Labour argue for. I guess we know how that one will go.

 

[London_Calling]

Module 3 coming up:

#leveson module 3 will start after local elections on may 3 and continue up to end of June

#leveson newspaper proprietors to give evidence in week April 23 and in week May 8. (Expect Murdoch, lebedev, barclays, rothermere)

Plus:

#leveson Rebekah Brooks applying for core participant status to enable her to get advance notice of the evidence given by other witnesses

I suggest a legal 'fuck you' from LJ Leveson.

 

[Schmetterling]

Smither's will be making cheese or farming sheep within a year!

 

[Roadkill]

The Murdochalypse rumbles on.

 

[killer b]

NI accounts are overdue. wonder what the delay is?

 

[Dan U]

Ppffttt they are only overdue by a couple of days. HMRC won't even fine them more than 100 quid iirc.

It's a story when it's a bit longer imo although it is a bit embarrassing obviously

 

[DexterTCN]

It's not HMRC that's looking, it's the stock market and the investors.

 

[Frances Lengel]

Same justice from steven lawrwence should apply to Charlene Downes

 

[Dan U]

It's not HMRC that's looking, it's the stock market and the investors.

Yeah I see that. But until HMRC or NI confirm they aren't submitted its not much.

 

[DexterTCN]

I don't think just now it would take much.

I'm not saying late filing will bring down newsint, just saying that everything is interesting just now.

 

[laptop]

NI accounts are overdue. wonder what the delay is?

Um, that link goes to PAUL KEYWORTH LIMITED

 

[killer b]

Apparently you have to do a new search each time (company number is 00081701).

 

[Gingerman]

"I am aware that my role as chairman could become a lightning rod for BSkyB and I believe that my resignation will help to ensure that there is no false conflation with events at a separate organisation."

Apparently he couldn't hack it