By Kevin McCauley
ProtectOurElections.org, a progressive grassroots organization, is offering a $100K reward for information that leads to the arrest of any News Corp. staffer convicted of hacking the phones of U.S. citizens or bribing officials for info on Americans. Tipsters are promised confidentiality.
Kevin Zeese, a spokesperson for POE, sent a letter on July 11to FBI director Robert Mueller urging a probe of "HackingGate" and the possibility that News Corp. violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
Attorney General Eric Holder confirmed later last week that various federal agencies are looking into allegations of hacking in the Americas.
Zeese believes that since the hacking scandal has reached the inner sanctum of News Corp CEO Rupert Murdoch, as evidenced by the resignations his trusted lieutenants like News International CEO Rebekah Brooks and Dow Jones chief Les Hinton, illegal activities may have occurred in the U.S.
POE has launched the ProsecuteNewsCorp.org website for updates on the scandal. It wants whistleblowers to send info to [email protected].
FitzGibbonMedia handles PR for POE.
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