Rupert Murdoch bribed London police

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Crime boss Rupert Murdoch

bribed senior officers from the

London Metropolitan Police

Senior journalists and executives working for Rupert Murdoch paid corrupt London Metropolitan police officers and maybe Scotland Yard, more than £100,000 (about $160,000) for information. Murdoch’s people worked for the under-fire British Sunday newspaper the News of the World which is a part of Rupert Murdoch’s publishing empire. So, the police who are investigating the phone hacking scandal, now need to be investigated themselves.

The bribes were made to officers in “sensitive” positions in return for confidential information. Sources say several “high-profile” News of the World staff and the officers concerned are likely to be arrested within days and that “serious crimes” have been committed.

The new revelations about the scale of corruption inside Scotland Yard came amid other dramatic developments in the phone hacking controversy today. The Royal British Legion severed its links with the newspaper after claims that even war widows’ phones have been hacked.

British Prime Minister, David Cameron is facing calls to appoint a judge to head the public inquiry and start the investigation now.

The commercial backlash against News of the World owner Rupert Murdoch also grew as Supermarket giant, Sainsbury’s withdrew their advertising.

Rupert Murdoch is running a “criminal enterprise”

But the extent of corruption involving London police and the paper is among the most damaging revelations so far. The London Evening Standard has been told that unlawful payments to police have been made over several years. “They were very large sums, coming to more than six figures,” said the source.

“They were running a criminal enterprise at the News of the World. Serious crimes have been found. The question now is about the scalps. There will be high-profile arrests at the paper.”

Rupert Murdoch loves to make headlines, but not about himself.