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Fox News Parent NewsCorp May Face Corruption Investigation

Posted by timothy on from the semi-absolute-power dept.

rtfa-troll writes "The Guardian reports that News Corporation may face FCPA investigations after an 'official of the British ministry of defence' was charged 'for allegedly receiving £100,000 from Murdoch's tabloid newspapers.' News Corporation, headed by Rupert Murdoch, is loved by most of the readers of Slashdot as the owner of Fox News and as the company which put the overly complicated paywall on the Wall Street Journal. The article states that the charges 'would be hard for the Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission to ignore and would warrant investigation under the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act which could lead to risks for 27 TV licences within the Fox network.'"

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  1. Well one thing is certain... by 3seas · · Score: 5, Insightful

    You know who is not going to be covering this story.

    1. Re:Well one thing is certain... by jd2112 · · Score: 4, Insightful

      You know who is not going to be covering this story.

      You know who is not going to be covering this story.

      They will cover it, but put so much spin on it that it will make Murdoch look like the victim.

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  2. Re:Rupert will ... by Frosty+Piss · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Mr Murdoch will be able to buy his way out of trouble...

    If you mean pay huge fines that are still less than his yearly caviar tab, and then continue on "business as usual", then yes you are correct...

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  3. Re:No meat to this article by MightyMartian · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The fact remains that if a US company is convicted of bribing officials in a foreign country, that company can be prosecuted under domestic law. Whether NewsCorp will be or not is another question, but there have been strong hints dropped since the case really exploded in Britain that US authorities are carefully watching what happens in Britain.

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  4. Re:censorship trolls - /. is turning into digg by Runaway1956 · · Score: 4, Insightful

    "Don''t like" Fox Noise? Dude, it's not even news. It's nothing more than a propaganda channel, funneling the wishes and opinions of one of the richest and crookedest bastards in the world into American living rooms.

    Have you noticed how divisive American politics has become? There is plenty of blame to lay at the feet of liberals and conservatives alike. Lots of blame for ALL of the big media channels. But Fox? Fox gets the lion's share of the blame for that. Those rotten bastards come into the living rooms of millions of Americans every day, to explain why Obummer is the Anti-Christ, and to explain for all the morons that America's end is nigh.

    News? Fox is adamantly opposed to offering news. It's all propaganda noise.

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