Media | News Corp US Readies News Corp Subpoenas Investigates police bribery, 9/11 victims' phone hacking By Matt Cantor Posted Jul 22, 2011 6:41 AM CDT Copied News Corporation head Rupert Murdoch exits his Fifth Avenue residence, Thursday, July 21, 2011, in New York. (AP Photo/Louis Lanzano) As the News Corp scandal spreads to the US, the Justice Department is readying subpoenas tied to accusations of foreign bribery and allegations of hacking into 9/11 victims’ voicemail, an insider tells the Wall Street Journal—itself owned by Rupert Murdoch’s company. The subpoenas haven’t yet been authorized for issuance. The Justice Department is eyeing alleged police bribery at the News of the World, while the FBI is reportedly looking into the 9/11 voicemail hacking. (Click for more US-based woes for the company.) Read These Next This is the most 'American' car on the road. Trump voted who supported mass deportations could be deported herself. What makes a person cool? These six traits. "Admiral Piett" of the Star Wars universe died from COVID. Report an error