Cybersecurity
News Corp. Bribery Case All About Greed, Prosecutor Says
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A group of journalists at News Corp.’s Sun tabloid bribed public officials because they were “greedy for page one exclusives,” prosecutors told jurors on the first day of a criminal trial in London.
The case “is about, simply, greed,” Michael Parroy, the lead prosecutor, said during opening arguments today. The journalists “were prepared to buy” the stories “because they themselves were greedy.”