Private Investigator Hands Over News of the World Hacker Names

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Rebecca Greenfield 1,305 Views Aug 26, 2011

In accordance with a court order filed by comedian Steve Coogan, private investigator Glenn Mulcaire has passed along to Coogan's attorneys the names of the News of the World staff who asked him to hack into phones, reports The Guardian. "Private investigator Glenn Mulcaire has revealed the names of the News of the World staff who instructed him to carry out phone hacking, his solicitor has confirmed." Mulcaire's appeal against the order was denied, forcing him to hand over names today. 

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