Glenn Michael Mulcaire (born 8 September 1970)[1][2] is an author[3] and English private investigator and former non-league footballer.
[1][7] Mulcaire played in several pre-season friendlies and for the newly formed AFC Wimbledon scoring twice (in their third and fourth games).
[9][10] Mulcaire applied for a position with a branch of the special forces, hoping to progress to Defence Intelligence, but was rejected as being too young.
[14] By August 2012, the Metropolitan Police, using documents obtained from raiding Mulcaire's office, had identified 4,744 potential victims of phone hacking by News of the World.
[15] Since police renewed investigations in 2011, 90 people have been arrested and 16 formally charged with crimes, including Mulcaire, in conjunction with illegal acquisition of confidential information.