'Sun' Editor Arrested As Part Of Phone Hacking Investigation

  • May 25, 2012

Another person has been arrested as part of the investigation into bribery at News Corp.'s UK newspapers. The Telegraph reports that Clodagh Hartley, the Sun’s Whitehall editor, has been arrested as part of the investigation into illegal payments to public officials. She was arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to corrupt and suspicion of conspiracy to cause misconduct in a public office. She is the 30th person to be arrested as part of Operation Elveden, which is investigating allegations that journalists illegally paid police officers and public officials for information and stories.

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