[Dem-Village] News Corp fined $300million

[Mark Barrett]

James you are really onto something here with your list of giant corporate
criminals - keep it up man!! :-)

On 12 July 2011 20:29, james armstrong <james36armstrong at hotmail.com> wrote:

>  Here is my submission to the  BskyB  enquiry.
>
> BBC announced Friday that 250,000 reesponses had been received.
>
> (I am compiling a list of fines of £1million or over on giant
> corporations.   It promises to reach the two or three hundred mark.
> Companies House tell me they are not aware of any such list. They soon will
> be)
>
> Consultation  Response ,  July 8 2011.
>
>
>
> “News Corporation  subsidiary , News America Marketing  were fined
> $300million (£182million) in the US court in Michigan. “  source Guardian,
> 24th July, 2009.
>
>
>
> When Police are investigating a crime  part of their investigation is
> consulting the Criminal Records Office , to which they have restricted
> access.
>
> Major breaches of regulatory laws are not necessarily criminal and would
> not appear in the CRO files.   CRO files will also not include  breaches
> of regulatory authorities by News Corporation outside UK ( e.g.  EU
> Competition Act Regulators in Brussels)
>
>
>
> Companies House publishes no record of companies who have a criminal record
> or who have made major breaches of regulations incurring fines.
>
>
>
> In deciding whether  News Corporation’s undertakings are sufficient  for
> that company to  gain control of     British Sky Broadcasting Co.
>
> HMG should take into account the following-
>
>
>
> A major subsidiary of  News Corporation incurred a fine in US of  a
> serious amount.
>
> Corporations are exempt from  jail terms and such a large amount as
> $300million must be judged as equivalent of a significant jail term for an
> individual.
>
>
>
> News corporation is an international company with major media companies in
> Australia, US and UK and other countries and failings of NC subsidiaries
> world wide are relevant  in judging whether that company is fit to take
> over BSkyb  in UK.
>
>
>
> There is no record that  News Corporation have revealed and listed the
> crimes and fines they have incurred world wide.
>
>
>
> HMG are at fault and their enquiry and decision is hampered by Companies
> House failing to keep a record and publish a list of the crimes , and
> regulation breaches of  each company trading in UK , whether these fines
> and breaches were incurred   in UK or  in other countries.   Without this
> information it is wrong for  HMG to approve the  purchase.
>
>
>
> Baroness Williams is on record as saying that under the Broadcasting Act
> 1990 it is relevant to consider  whether the owner  Mr Murdoch is a fit
> and proper person to head a Broadcasting Company.    In the light of  the
>  revelation of systemic phone hacking of private individuals by News of
> the World , and bribing of police officers, clearly News Corporation and Mr
> Murdoch are unfit.
>
>
>
> At present it is clear that Mr Murdoch has neither revealed the full extent
> of individuals hacked, of  bribes to police and  undue influence exerted
> on  M.P.s and Ministers by News Corporation .  The assurances of  News
> Corporation who own News of the World are not credible.
>
>  James Armstrong
>
> 22 Harveys Terrace, Dorchester DT1 1LE                     8 July 2011
>
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