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The scandal over phone hacking and police payoffs at News of the World has spread to another News Corp. tabloid in the U.K., with Reuters reporting that a journalist for The Sun has been arrested and accused of bribing police. “News of the arrest of a Sun journalist will come as a bitter blow to the [News International] group, which has consistently argued that the illegal practices of snooping on people’s phone messages and paying off the police were restricted to the News of the World,” Reuters reports. || Related: Police estimate News of the World private investigator eavesdropped on 5,800 people’s voice mails (The Guardian) | News Corp. begins settlement program for phone-hacking victims (Bloomberg) || Earlier: News Corp. HR chief steps down | Latest documents describe ‘culture of illegal information access’ at News of the World | News of the World mobile phone used to eavesdrop on more than 1,000 voice mails
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News Corp. scandal broadens with arrest of The Sun reporter for bribery
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