Hack Attack (64 page)

Ford, John. Blagger, all records.
Sunday Times
. Former actor, trained by Al Green.

Gadd, Andy. Tracer, all records.
News of the World
. Ran Trackers agency.

Gelsthorpe, Scott. Middleman. As London police officer with Jimmy Young, ran AIS which worked for the
News of the World
and allegedly other titles. Convicted, January 2007.

‘Green, Al’. Blagger, all records.
Sunday Times
,
Today
. Trainer for NA group.

Gunning, John. Blagger, phone companies. Numerous papers. Worked for Southern Investigations and with Whittamore network. Convicted, March 2006.

Hackett, Chris. Blagger, all records.
Sunday People
. Ran Code Ten agency with Darren Whalley. Convicted, June 2008.

Hall, Mickey. Phone-tapper. Worked with AIS. Former soldier. Convicted, January 2007.

Hart, Christine. Known as ‘Queen of the blaggers’. Targeted human sources rather than records.
News of the World
,
Sunday People
,
Sunday Mirror
and
Daily Mail
.

Hart, Lloyd. Tracer, all records.
Daily Mirror
,
Sun
,
Sunday Mirror
and Express Group. Worked for Code Ten agency. Ran TDI agency, later ELI.

Jones, Taff. Blagger, phone companies. Member of Whittamore network. Worked for Severnside Investigations. Former soldier and Hell’s Angel. Charged but not prosecuted.

Lawson, Glenn. Tracer. Unidentified press client. Worked for Abbey Investigations.

Lowe, Gary. Middleman. Most Fleet Street papers including Mirror Group and
Sunday Times
. Former soldier. Worked with Southern Investigations, NA group and Phil Winton. Ran Chimera agency and later Premier.

MacDonald Murray, Michael. Blagger, all records. Worked with Southern Investigations. Former London detective. Convicted of smuggling drugs, February 1975.

McInerney, Alan. Blagger, all records.
News of the World.
Ran Pearmac with Ray Pearson. Worked for AIS. Convicted, August 2005.

McLoughlin, Steve. Surveillance.
News of the World
. Ran Burgess PDQ agency in Manchester.

Palmer, Rob. Tracer.
News of the World
.

Pearson, Ray. Blagger, all records.
News of the World
. Ran Pearmac with Alan McInerney. Worked for AIS. Convicted, October 2005.

Rees, Jonathan. Police corruption, blagging, suspected burglary.
Daily Mirror
,
News of the World
,
Sunday Mirror
,
Sunday Times
. Ran Southern Investigations. Convicted of perverting the course of justice, December 2000.

Ross, John. Middleman to corrupt police.
Daily Mail
and others. Former detective, sacked after being cleared on corruption charges.

Scott, Jacqui and Malcolm. Tracers, all records. Most Fleet Street papers.

Stafford, Jonathan. Blagger, all records.
Sunday Mirror
and
News of the World
. Former actor, specialised in imitating celebrity voices. Ran Newsreel.

Whalley, Darren. Blagger, all records.
Sunday People
. Ran Code Ten agency with Chris Hackett. Convicted, June 2008.

Whittamore, Steve. Blagger, all records. Most Fleet Street papers. Tracer since late 1960s. Trained John Boyall. Ran JJ Services. Convicted, April 2005.

Winton, Phil, aka Phil Catt. Phone-tapper. Unidentified tabloid clients. Worked with Gary Lowe and NA group. Ran No Hiding Place. Convicted, January 1995.

Young, Jimmy. Middleman. As London police officer with Scott Gelsthorpe, ran AIS which worked for the
News of the World
and allegedly other titles. Convicted, January 2007.

Index

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Abbey Investigations

Abramovich, Roman

Abramson, Lawrence

Active Investigation Services (AIS)

Afghanistan, war in

Ailes, Roger

AIS
see
Active Investigation Services

Akers, Sue

Alam, Faria

Alexander, Danny

‘Alexander, David’,
see
Mulcaire, Glenn

Allan, Col

Allen, Tamsin

Allen & Overy

Amalgamated Bank

Anderson, Matthew

Anderson, Sally

Andrew, Sky

Anwar, Aamer

‘Apollo, Mr’

Archer, Jeffrey

Aristotle

Armstrong, Joanne

Arnold, Harry

Ash, Leslie

Ashcroft, Michael Ashcroft, Baron

Asprey, Helen

Assange, Julian

Atkins, Graham

Attenborough, Richard:
Gandhi

Australian

Australian rugby league

Avaaz (online campaigning organisation)

Baker, André

Baldwin, Tom

Balls, Ed

Barclays Bank

BBC;
Crimewatch
;
Newsnight
;
Panorama
;
Today
programme;
see also
Campbell, Glenn; Peston, Robert

BBC Trust

Beardall, Barry

Beatrice, Princess

Becker, Jo

Beckham, David

Beckham, Victoria

BECTU

Begley, Charles

Bell, Sir David

Benedict, Pope

‘Benji the Binman’

Bertin, Gabby

‘bin spinning’

Bindmans (law firm)

Birt, John Birt, Baron

Black, Guy

‘Blackadder’,
see
Goodman, Clive

‘blagging’

Blair, Cherie

Blair, Sir Ian

Blair, Tony: and Lakshmi Mittal; relationship with Rupert Murdoch; family targeted by Mulcaire; and Rebekah Brooks; and ‘curry-house plot’ (2006); becomes Mark Thomson’s client

Bloomberg Businessweek

‘Blue’ (tracer)

Blunkett, David

Blur

Boddy, Michael (‘Micky the Mouse’)

Bono

Bowe, Colette

Bowles, Sebastian

Boyall, John (‘Boyle’)

Bradby, Tom

Brandman, Henri

Briggs, DCS Gordon

British Satellite Broadcasting

British Telecom

Brokeback Mountain

Brooks, Charlie

Brooks, Rebekah (
née
Wade); as editor of
NoW
; recruits Coulson as deputy; commissions Whittamore; contacts Miskiw; and McMullan; campaigns for ‘Sarah’s Law’; ‘whitemails’ John Prescott; campaigns for prison ships; and Marunchak’s surveillance of DCS Cook; admits to paying police for information; phone tapped in Operation Glade; ‘monsters’ Chris Bryant; becomes editor of
Sun
; voicemails hacked by Mulcaire; dines with Sir John Stevens; affair with Coulson; enraged at
NoW
being given Blair/Brown interview; arrested for assaulting husband; threatens to smear Rusbridger; and Operation Caryatid; and Goodman/Mulcaire trial; offers Goodman job at
Sun
; pressures Ed Balls to sack Sharon Shoesmith; lobbies for Paul Stephenson to become Metropolitan Police Commissioner; her wedding; accuses
Guardian
of misleading the public; dines with Yates; protected by News International; acts as peacemaker between the Murdochs; targets Tom Watson in
Sun
; backs out of
Guardian
carbon-cutting campaign; and
Sun
’s change of political affiliation; at meeting with Sir John Scarlett; promoted to chief executive of News International; refuses to testify at media select committee; strikes deal with Clifford; smears author; clashes with
Independent
editor; denounced by Tom Watson; denounces Tessa Jowell; as Cameron’s guest at Chequers; and deletion of News International emails; and BSkyB bid; at Cameron’s birthday party; and Edmondson’s suspension; dines with James Murdoch and Cameron; builds mini-empire; relationship with Murdochs; heads News International internal inquiry into hacking; has office and home swept for bugs; may have shown Murdoch incriminating emails; and Operation Weeting; and Will Lewis’s investigation; and Coulson’s resignation as Cameron’s spokesman; resists James Murdoch closing of
NoW
; delays passing emails to police; at strategy meetings in Washington; agrees to show emails to Lord Macdonald; employs diversionary tactics; agrees Macdonald should pass emails to police; with Murdoch at News International’s summer party; at Elisabeth Murdoch’s party; and exposure of
NoW
hacking of Dowler phone; her resignation called for; and closing of
NoW
; advised by Blair; appointed by Rupert Murdoch to run MSC investigation; backed by James Murdoch; blamed by James Murdoch; resignation and severance deal; arrested; at preliminary hearing; trial; acquittal; relations with Blair, Brown and Cameron
see
Blair, Tony; Brown, Gordon
and
Cameron, David

Brown, Fraser

Brown, Gordon: and the euro; targeted by Murdoch papers; as subject of private investigator; and ‘curry-house plot’ (2006); backed by
Sun
; and Cameron’s hiring of Coulson; relations with Rebekah Brooks; and Rupert Murdoch; and James Murdoch; abandoned by Murdochs; ‘monstered’ by
Sun
; and allegations of bullying; and hacking; and general election; furious at
Guardian
apology to
Sunday Times
; condemns News International; Murdoch papers apologise to

Brown, Jennifer Jane

Brown, John

Brown, Nick

Brown, Sarah

Bryant, Chris

BSkyB; and competition from BBC; and Ofcom; News Corp’s proposed takeover bid; and entertainment of MPs; and Vince Cable; bid opposed by media organisations; and Conservatives’ weakening of BBC and Ofcom; bid reviewed by Ofcom; bid handled by Hunt; and Rupert Murdoch; and creation of ‘Newco’; and hacking scandal; and closure of
NoW
; bid blocked by Parliament; shares fall; James Murdoch resigns as chairman; News Corp keeps stake in

Buckingham Palace, hacking of

Buckley, Nick

Bulger, James

Burton, Ian

Burton, Richard

Burton Copeland (law firm)

Buscombe, Lady

Bush, George W., President

Byers, Stephen

Cable, Vince: and BSkyB bid

Café Rouge, Wimbledon

Cambridge, Duchess of (Kate Middleton)

Cameron, Alexander

Cameron, David; relations with Rupert Murdoch, James Murdoch and Rebekah Brooks; and Coulson; influenced by Murdochs regarding BBC and Ofcom; wins election; meets Rupert Murdoch in secret; entertains Brooks at Chequers; dines with Murdoch in New York; and BSkyB bid; and Coulson’s resignation; and phone hacking; and Brooks’s resignation; vilified by
Sun
; and Leveson Report

Cameron, Samantha

Campbell, Alastair

Campbell, Glenn

Campbell, Sol

Canal Plus

Caprice (model)

Carey, Chase

Carling, Will

Carlucci, Paul

Carroll, David,
see
Active Investigation Services

Carter, Cheryl

Carter Ruck (law firm)

Casburn, DCI April

Caseby, Richard

Catt, Phil
see
Winton, Phil