Murdoch's son lied at hearing: Report
July 21, 2011 11:45
More news of the landmark hearing in the British Parliament of the News of the World phone hacking scandal.
A report in the Daily Beast says that James Murdoch (News Corp CEO Rupert Murdoch's son) lied before Parliament at his hearing Tuesday, covering up the sum of a hush-money payout to an alleged hacking victim.
Murdoch told Parliament that the company's settlement with Gordon Taylor, chief executive of a footballers' union, likely amounted to 250,000.
But The Guardian says the figure is actually 425,000 and with legal costs thrown in, the amount of the entire coverup is almost 1 million.