Former News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks' former PA Cheryl Carter has been found not guilty in connection with a plot to hack phones following a trial at the Old Bailey
The 49-year-old ex-secretary, from Chelmsford, was cleared of a single charge of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice.
She was reportedly close to tears when the verdict was announced.
Meanwhile, her former boss Mrs Brooks was found not guilty of all charges, which included conspiring to hack phones, conspiring to pervert the course of justice, and two counts of conspiring to commit misconduct in public office.
Prosecutors had alleged that Ms Carter and Mrs Brooks conspired to remove seven boxes of documents from the News International archive with the intention of concealing them from police investigating phone hacking at the News of the World.
Former Downing Street communications chief Andy Coulson was found guilty of conspiring to hack phones with others between 2000 and 2006.
Former News of the World managing editor Stuart Kuttner was also cleared of being part of a conspiracy between 2000 and 2006.
Mrs Brooks's husband, racehorse trainer Charlie, and NI director of security Mark Hanna were also cleared of perverting the course of justice.
