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The independent got their hands on the private blue book of steve whittamore, a private detective who did contract work for rupert murdochs british papers until his house was raided in. Jul 14, 2018 the former tabloid investigator, who turned phone hacking whistleblower in 20, told in his 2012 book hack how illegal blagging was rife on fleet street. Steve moore has 147 books on goodreads with 12448 ratings. Private investigator steve whittamores price list revealed to. In late november 2001, according to documents found by the police when they raided whittamores office in 2003, brooks tasked the prolific pi to find out who owned the number. On 9 april 2012 political blogger paul staines released the blue book. Files seen by the independent detail 17,000 requests to investigator steve whittamore. Nov 07, 2011 murdoch papers private eye tracked militants. Britains biggest establishment coverup thousands of.
Whitepages people search is the most trusted directory. Newspapers used me as fall guy, says convicted private eye this article is more than 9 years old. Ledger reveals 1,027 transactions between private eye and. But the news of the world also used whittamore from time to time. Private detective steve whittamore supplied information about celebrities such as charlotte church to fleet street. Murdoch journalists linked to unlawful newsgathering in. The red book is where he records work commissioned by the daily mirror and its sister papers the people and the sunday mirror. Jul 22, 2011 the socalled blue book details journalists requests to private detective steve whittamore. Mr sheridan then asked the witness about the blue book.
The blue book is one of four in the motorman set and lists transactions between the private investigator steve whittamore and mainly news international journalists. Join facebook to connect with lauren whittamore and others you may know. Steve whittamore told radio 4s pm programme that he had played oliver to the presss fagin. Murdoch private detective tricked claridges into handing. Yellow and green books mainly to the mail and express and related titles, and the notorious blue book deals solely with news. Everyone in britain knows about the news of the world phone hacking scandal, and most people know that at its heart is a collection of documents and computer files assembled by the private investigator glenn mulcaire. Jun 12, 2012 in short, the motorman files comprise several note books which are colour coded. These at least 17,500 of them the ico copied into computer spreadsheets, in separate files known as the blue book mostly news international, the red book mirror group and. Other members of whittamores network were due to stand trial but the case collapsed. Steve whittamore s lucrative network of private information this article is more than 8 years old private investigator was the middleman who slaked fleet streets thirst for information about. This is a book for everyone who is interested in the standards in journalism, and. The blue book files contain more than 1,000 entries relating to requests made by news international journalists for whittamore to obtain information for them, according to staines.
The others are red mainly trinity mirror group, green and yellow both mainly the daily mail and the daily express, with sister publications. May 25, 2012 murdoch private detective tricked claridges into handing over bill of top u. Operation motorman was a 2003 investigation by the information commissioners office into allegations of offences under the data protection act by the british press the ico first became aware of the scale of the problem in november 2002, when an ico investigator attended a search under warrant of john boyall, a private investigator in surrey. Guido condemned over irresponsible motorman files press. The red book contained 6,774 jobs, most on behalf of trinity mirror titles.
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May 12, 2012 private detective steve whittamore supplied information about celebrities such as charlotte church to fleet street. Steve whittamores recent evidence and the ico disclosure of materials in relation to ngn from before april 2001 from when the original blue book is dated forwards show extremely high use of his unlawful services between 1995 and 1999, including by rebekah wade. Guido fawkes published details from the socalled blue book of news international information requests to mr whittamore, including several that appear to be prima facie breaches of the data. Steve whittamores lucrative network of private information media. It contained 922 requests made by 28 journalists from its tabloid papers. Apr 10, 2012 the blue book is one of four in the motorman set and lists transactions between the private investigator steve whittamore and mainly news international journalists. Each entry details the person making the request, the paper they work for, and the service requested. Today guido is releasing the blue book section of the operation. The former tabloid investigator, who turned phone hacking whistleblower in 20, told in his 2012 book hack how illegal blagging was rife on fleet street.
News international celleno the personal blog of foreign. The ico later obtained search warrants for the hampshire office of a private detective steve whittamore. The leveson report as it should be part e chapter 3. The bbc has obtained a copy of that dossier, which details journalists requests to private detective steve whittamore. The socalled blue book features the names of many highprofile figures. May 10, 2012 these at least 17,500 of them the ico copied into computer spreadsheets, in separate files known as the blue book mostly news international, the red book mirror group and the yellow. Operation motorman was a 2003 investigation by the information commissioners office into. The blue book was for rupert murdochs news international. Staines said he was publishing whittamores blue book, containing 1,028 of the 17,000 entries in the private investigators papers, because there was an overwhelming public interest in the. Journalists commissioned a private detective to find out personal details about sportsmen and celebrities including hugh grant and his former girlfriend liz hurley, the leveson inquiry heard today. The calls, between 35 employees of rupert murdochs news international and private detective steve whittamore, are logged on a spreadsheet dubbed operation motorman.
Rebekah brooks private eye paid hells angel blagger cash. Strathclyde police are investigating phone hacking and breaches of data protection in scotland, the crown office confirms. Murdoch journalists linked to unlawful newsgathering in the. Dec 05, 2011 journalists commissioned a private detective to find out personal details about sportsmen and celebrities including hugh grant and his former girlfriend liz hurley, the leveson inquiry heard today. Sep 12, 2010 the blue book, a ledger of work carried out by steve whittamore for news international titles, including the now and the sunday times, details a series of transactions including obtaining ex. It features the names of many highprofile figures who later allegedly became victims of phone hacking. The independent got their hands on the private blue book of steve whittamore, a private detective who did contract work for rupert murdochs british papers until his house was raided in 2003.
The personal information that whittamore obtained from his network was. He writes the jason thanou series and cowrites the starfire series. News international owns titles such as the sun and the times as well as the nowdefunct news of the world. The n in the circle means the request is coming from news rather than features.
The blue book is one of four in the motorman set and lists transactions between the private investigator steve whittamore and mainly news international journalists, said the statement. Its existence and content have been known about for many years and were discussed by the leveson inquiry in 201112. The personal information that whittamore obtained from his network was passed on to. We use cookies on this site to enhance the visitor experience.
Blue book reveals scottish news of the world targets. Whittamore s blue book contained jobs allegedly carried out between 2001 and 2003 for the news of the world and the sun. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open. The socalled blue book details journalists requests to private detective steve whittamore. Sep 21, 2010 newspapers used me as fall guy, says convicted private eye this article is more than 9 years old. The document, which the government had refused to release, is basically a history of three years of whittamores work digging up legal and. Leveson inquiry to release operation motorman files. Private detective steve whittamore supplied information about. View phone numbers, addresses, public records, background check reports and possible arrest records for christopher whittamore. May 15, 2012 the article is based on a confidential document the paper calls the blue book, a ledger of work carried out by pi steve whittamore for news international titles, detailing a series of transactions including obtaining exdirectory unlisted phone numbers, telephone accounts, criminal records checks and withheld mobile numbers. Whittamores blue book contained jobs allegedly carried out between 2001 and 2003 for the news of the world and the sun. The red book refers to trinity mirror group journalists, yellow and green books mainly to the mail and express and related titles, and the notorious blue book deals solely with news international titles. The first entry records the name of the journalist involved tom newtondunn, followed by the newspaper, in this case d. Join facebook to connect with bailey steve whittamore sr.
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