News Corp. Hires Criminal Defense Lawyer 5.69K Remy Stern 07/14/11 08:31PM Filed to: Briefly Briefly News Corp News Corporation Lawyers Media Tweetg Rupert Murdoch has lawyered up. Now that the FBI has opened an investigation into News Corp., the company has retained a criminal defense attorney. He's the guy who defended ex-Marine (and Fox News host) Oliver North during the Iran-Contra scandal.