Eight Former News of the World Employees Charged in Phone Hacking Case

-- Also, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie were named as hacking victims, the Guardian newspaper of London reported.

More from Andy Coulson and Rebekah Brooks charged over phone hacking, published July 24, 2012:

"Andy Coulson and Rebekah Brooks, who both edited the News of the World, were among eight people charged with 19 counts of conspiracy over the phone hacking scandal, with prosecutors alleging that the tabloid also targeted Labour cabinet ministers and celebrities -- including at least one person associated with the Hollywood power couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie.

The eight, all employed by Murdoch's now defunct News of the World, are the first people to be charged since the Metropolitan police reopened the phone hacking probe 18 months ago...."

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