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Associated Press
July 24, 2012
A photo taken on May 8 shows former News of the World editor and Downing Street communications chief, Andy Coulson, arriving at the High Court in central London. British prosecutors on Monday, charged Andy Coulson and ex-News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks with phone-hacking. The Crown Prosecution Service said it was charging a total of eight people in relation to the scandal at Rupert Murdoch's now defunct News of the World tabloid, while it was taking no further action against five others. (AFP Photo/Carl Court)
British authorities on Tuesday charged an ex-aide to the British prime minister, a former protégé of media mogul Rupert Murdoch, and six others in the ever-widening phone hacking scandal, accusing them of key roles in a lengthy campaign of illegal espionage that victimized hundreds of people, including celebrities Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt.
The announcement was a major development in a saga that has shaken Britain’s establishment and shows little sign of winding down. A senior police official said earlier this week that her force was investigating two new newspaper groups as well as more than 100 claims of computer hacking, improper access to medical records and other illegal behavior stemming from the scandal.
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