NOTW Whistleblower Found Dead

Fomer News of the World reporter Sean Hoare found dead in his home in Watford, England.

By: Michael Snowden | WKRG
Published: July 18, 2011

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LONDON (AP) - Police say Sean Hoare, the whistleblower reporter who alleged widespread hacking at the News of the World, has been found dead.

Police said Hoare's death at his home in England was not considered to be suspicious, according to Britain's Press Association news agency.

Hoare was quoted by The New York Times as saying that phone-hacking was widely used and even encouraged at the News of the World tabloid under then-editor Andy Coulson.

Coulson - who most recently served as Prime Minister David Cameron's communications chief, was arrested as part of the widening investigation into phone hacking and police corruption.

Meanwhile, Britain's police watchdog says it has received allegations of potential wrongdoing against four former senior officers in the London force.

The officers include police chief Paul Stephenson, who resigned Sunday, and the top anti-terrorist officer John Yates, who stepped down today.

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