Media | News Corp US Readies News Corp Subpoenas Investigates police bribery, 9/11 victims' phone hacking By Matt Cantor Posted Jul 22, 2011 6:41 AM CDT Copied News Corporation head Rupert Murdoch exits his Fifth Avenue residence, Thursday, July 21, 2011, in New York. (AP Photo/Louis Lanzano) As the News Corp scandal spreads to the US, the Justice Department is readying subpoenas tied to accusations of foreign bribery and allegations of hacking into 9/11 victims’ voicemail, an insider tells the Wall Street Journal—itself owned by Rupert Murdoch’s company. The subpoenas haven’t yet been authorized for issuance. The Justice Department is eyeing alleged police bribery at the News of the World, while the FBI is reportedly looking into the 9/11 voicemail hacking. (Click for more US-based woes for the company.) Read These Next It started with failure to say 'thank you,' ended with murder. White House isn't happy about the pick for the Nobel Peace Prize. Freak accident kills a woman as she cleans her car. Multiple people are dead or missing after an explosion in Tennessee. Report an error