LONDON – News Corp.'s News International, Rupert Murdoch's British publishing division, could face corporate corruption charges over alleged bribery of public officials.
According to a report in The Telegraph Friday, the possibility emerged after it wasreported that journalists being investigated over alleged payments to public officials are being put under pressure to implicate senior executives at News International.
More than 20 journalists at News International's tabloid The Sun have been arrested as part of the police's Operation Elveden, the codename for the bribery investigation.
Some hacks have been apparently asked to identify bosses at News International who may have known about or condoned payments to public officials in return for information.
For the law to be brought into play it would require that a "controlling mind," likely to be board member, was aware of the illegality.
Charges could also be brought under the 2010 Bribery Act, but this is unlikely to be used against News International, as the relatively new law can only be applied to illegal acts committed after July 2011.
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