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bribes alleged in Britain could fall under U.S. law as an editor Dominic Mohan try to add the embattled tabloid staff

Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation is facing the increasing possibility of an investigation by U.S. authorities as part of the ongoing investigation into an alleged bribery of foreign public officials in state practice U.S. Foreign Corrupt Act after the latest round of arrests of senior journalists in the sun this weekend.

Murdoch flies to London this week during a visit scheduled at a time of crisis for the newspaper of the UK's best selling, with journalists on the title of powerful administration angered by News Corp. and Standards Committee (MSC) for Reconstruction and drag the email from the company produced the evidence that led to arrests.

was reported Sunday night that the lawyer representing the family of Milly Dowler and other alleged victims of piracy is to take your phone Murdoch battle against the United States. Mark Lewis, one of several lawyers representing clients seeking claims against the News of the world for mobile hacking, must travel to the U.S. in the coming weeks to meet with lawyers from the United States to discuss the legal action there. Lewis said that in "advanced stages" to at least one case against Murdoch company in the United States. He said he was "not prepared to deny" the reports.

The threat of prosecution under the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, which criminalizes the payment of bribes to public officials by U.S. companies abroad, exposes tens of millions of businesses dollars in fines and the risk of imprisonment of its leaders, and brings consequences phone hacking scandal in the U.S.

Mike Koehler, an expert in the FCPA in Butler University, said the arrests on Saturday marked an escalation in the risk of prosecution under the FCPA for News, based in New York Corp. "This extends the alleged corruption of a newspaper completely different, another segment of society and other officials," he said.

Eric Holder, Attorney General of the United States, has launched a preliminary investigation into the activities of News Corp. in July. The FBI is known to be involved in research, but their activities have so far remained at an early stage, and sources of News Corp in London, say the researchers have not yet had direct contact with the MSC.

Meanwhile, under a sun bloodied the editor, Dominic Mohan, addressed the staff on Sunday in an effort to gather journalists. Those who have not in the service came into work to show solidarity with a title whose future is uncertain after the arrest of 10 journalists on suspicion of making payments to corrupt officials.

people arrested on Saturday include Geoff Webster, the deputy director, John Kay, editor, Nick Parker, chief foreign correspondent, Mike Sturgis, journalist, and John Edwards, editor. It is understood that the evidence leading to his arrest by police in Operation Elveden goes back several years, but also led to the arrest, the same day, a police officer in Surrey, a ministry official Defense and a member of the armed forces.

Anger and frustration

the newsroom of the Sun is partially realized in the MSC - the Sun ONE journalist Jen Blackburn girlfriend Chris Pharo, news editor arrested as part of the same survey Last month, Twitter quotes from media lawyer Mark Stephens. The lawyer had said that, according to Blackburn, "The police are working effectively to criminalize the relationship between media and sources ... and what is bad for democracy. "

This helps explain why News Corp. has done the impossible in recent months to help police by providing evidence of possible irregularities, to the dismay of some of its own journalists. British law also provides that the police can not use the controls on News Corp. by the evidence, if the company is cooperating with investigations. costs of prosecution under the FCPA can be severe. The largest fine in the history of the FCPA was imposed in 2008 against Siemens for $ 800 million (£ 508m), while the heaviest term in prison was delivered last October to Joel Esquenazi, who is currently serving a sentence of 15 years imprisonment for corruption telecommunications in Haiti.

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