In Britain, the former editor of the now-defunct News of the World tabloid has been charged in the phone-hacking scandal that has engulfed the media empire of Rupert Murdoch. Rebekah Brooks is accused of hiding documents, computers and other materials from the police, as well as conspiring to remove records from Murdoch’s London headquarters. Beyond the allegations that reporters at the now-defunct tabloid routinely hacked the phones of public figures, police are also investigating whether staff hacked into computers and made illegal payments to police and other officials. Brooks, who had a close relationship with Murdoch, had previously admitted receiving messages of support from British Prime Minister David Cameron and former Prime Minister Tony Blair. Her husband and four staff members are also facing charges.