Three Journalists Plead Guilty in British Phone Hacking Trial
Used to work at the now-closed News of the World
Three former staffers at the now shuttered News of the World tabloid have pleaded guilty to charges of phone hacking, according to prosecutor Andrew Edis.
Ex-news editor Greg Miskiw, ex-chief reporter Neville Thurlbeck and former reporter James Weatherup have entered guilty pleas in the hi-profile case against journalists from the the now-defunct publication owned by Rupert Murdoch, the Associated Press reports.
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