Clive Goodman, Royal family reporter Arrested again on July 8, he was chief reporter covering the royal family. He served four months in jail after pleading guilty in January 2007 to hacking the phone messages of aides to the royal family. A letter he wrote in 2007, challenging his dismissal because his actions “were carried out with the full knowledge and support” of other senior journalists, was made public on Aug. 16 and contradicted editors’ and executive’s claims that they were unaware of of the phone hacking.

Glenn Mulcaire, Private investigator Served six months in jail for his role in the hacking scandal of 2006. He was hired by Clive Goodman. Revelations from his private notes, seized by police for the initial investigation, are at the center of many of the new allegations. In response to public “vilification,” he made a statement of public apology in The Guardian on July 5.

Neville Thurlbeck, Chief reporter Arrested on April 5 as part of the investigation into phone hacking. His first name was found in Glenn Mulcaire’s notes, an indication that executives of News International had access to information suggesting that multiple reporters were engaged in phone hacking.

Ian Edmondson, Senior editor Arrested on April 5 as part of the investigation into phone hacking. He was fired in January after a forensic computer specialist found three e-mail messages sent to Mr. Edmundson with PIN codes for accessing voice mail. His first name was also found Glenn Mulcaire’s notes. When The News of the World moved offices in 2010, the computer Mr. Edmondson used was destroyed in what the company described as a standard procedure.

James Weatherup, Assistant editor Arrested on April 14. He was hired by Andy Coulson in 2004 and was said to have worked closely with Ian Edmundson.

Greg Miskiw, Former assistant editor Arrested on Aug. 10 as part of the phone hacking investigation. Was assistant editor under Rebekah Brooks and Andy Coulson. His name appears on a contract with private investigator Glenn Mulcaire that has been of great interest to the parliamentary committee investigating the phone hacking. On July 21 he surfaced in Florida, saying he was talking to the British police about the investigation and preparing to return to Britain.

Stuart Kuttner, Former managing editor Arrested on Aug. 2 as part of the investigation into phone hacking and police bribery. As managing editor of The News of the World for 22 years until 2009, he was responsible for the paper's finances during the period in question. In testimony to Parliament, Rebekah Brooks said all payments to private investigators would have gone through his office. James and Rupert Murdoch said they did not know whether his departure, immediately before new reports of phone hacking surfaced, was related to those accusations.

James Desborough, Reporter Arrested Aug. 18 for the investigation into phone hacking. An award-winning Hollywood reporter, he started working at The News of the World in 2005 and was promoted to be a Los Angeles-based editor for the paper in 2009.

Dan Evans, Former reporter Sky News reported he was arrested Aug. 19 in connection with the phone hacking investigation. He was suspended from his job as a reporter for The News of the World in 2010 when his name emerged in a phone-hacking civil suit against the paper.

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