2009–2011 News of the World phone hacking scandal investigations 2009–2011 News of the World phone hacking scandal investigations The "News of the World" phone hacking scandal investigations followed the revelations in 2005 of voicemail interception on behalf of "News of the World". Despite wider evidence of wrongdoing, the "News of the World" royal phone hacking scandal appeared resolved with the 2007 conviction of the "News of the World" royal editor Clive Goodman and the private investigator Glenn Mulcaire, and the resignation of editor Andy Coulson. However, a series of civil legal cases and investigations by newspapers, parliament and the police ultimately saw evidence of "industrial scale" phone hacking, leading
Metropolitan Police role in the news media phone hacking scandal names of more victims, more documentary evidence of wrongdoing, admissions of wrongdoing by some news media agents, and payments potentially related to the scandal. Allegations were made of poor judgement and cover-up by news media executives and law enforcement officials. As a result, additional investigations into illegal acquisition of confidential information were initiated and several senior executives and police officials were forced to resign. There were also significant commercial consequences of the scandal. Contemporary commentators made comparisons with the Watergate scandal. The Metropolitan Police conducted several investigations between 1999 and 2011. The first three investigations, involving phone taps and seizure