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| Operation Weeting: Alison Mulcaire will not face charges | |
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| Alison Mulcaire, the wife of Glenn Mulcaire, has been told she will not face charges in relation to the Metropolitan police's phone-hacking inquiry. | Alison Mulcaire, the wife of Glenn Mulcaire, has been told she will not face charges in relation to the Metropolitan police's phone-hacking inquiry. |
| She and one other individual, who cannot be named for legal reasons, have been told that the Crown Prosecution Service has decided it did not have enough evidence to bring charges following a review of their files. | She and one other individual, who cannot be named for legal reasons, have been told that the Crown Prosecution Service has decided it did not have enough evidence to bring charges following a review of their files. |
| A spokesman for the Metropolitan police said on Thursday: "A woman arrested as part of Operation Weeting will have no further action taken against her in relation to suspected money laundering offences under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002." | A spokesman for the Metropolitan police said on Thursday: "A woman arrested as part of Operation Weeting will have no further action taken against her in relation to suspected money laundering offences under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002." |
| In a statement the CPS said there was "there is insufficient evidence to provide a realistic prospect of conviction" and that a "prosecution is not required in the public interest" in relation to the two individuals. | In a statement the CPS said there was "there is insufficient evidence to provide a realistic prospect of conviction" and that a "prosecution is not required in the public interest" in relation to the two individuals. |
| The CPS said: "Both suspects have now been informed that no further action will be taken in relation to these allegations." | The CPS said: "Both suspects have now been informed that no further action will be taken in relation to these allegations." |
| So far eight individuals have been charged as part of Operation Weeting, the investigation into phone hacking, with trials expected to begin in September this year. | So far eight individuals have been charged as part of Operation Weeting, the investigation into phone hacking, with trials expected to begin in September this year. |
| Among those charged in relation to Weeting are the former chief executive of News International, Rebekah Brooks, and six former News of the World staff. | Among those charged in relation to Weeting are the former chief executive of News International, Rebekah Brooks, and six former News of the World staff. |
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