Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. Phone-Hacking Scandal About to Include New Jersey?

by: Hopeful

Mon Jul 11, 2011 at 11:53:02 PM EDT

Now the Rupert Murdoch scandal seems to be spreading to America, andCitizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) called for Congress to investigate:

a former New York City police officer claims he was offered money by News of the World journalists to retrieve the phone records of 9/11 victims and their families.

..."Given the ever-increasing number of Murdoch publications involved, combined with the allegation that News Corp. journalists sought access to the voicemails of 9/11 victims and their families, America cannot leave this investigation entirely to the British. Congress should immediately initiate its own inquiry," said [CREW Executive Director Melanie] Sloan.  "Politicians in Washington may not be able to agree on much these days, but at the very least they should be able to agree that efforts to hack the phones of those killed in the worst terrorist attack in American history merits thorough public hearings."

If these allegations are true it surely means grieving New Jersey families were among those being spied upon for profit, and that cannot be accepted. Our Senators and Representatives need to investigate.