Operation Rubicon was a Scottish police investigation into allegations of phone hacking, breach of data protection and perjury.
[1] The operation was initiated by a complaint from Tommy Sheridan's family solicitor, Aamer Anwar, including allegations of perjury, phone hacking and breach of data protection.
[2] The operation was a major investigation, led by Detective Superintendent John McSporran.
[1] The Herald has reported that 50 officers are assigned to the case[3] The investigation detained Andy Coulson on 30 May 2012[4] and charged him with perjury.
On 23 December 2010, a jury found him guilty of perjury and on 26 January 2011 he was sentenced to 3 years in prison.