police he returned to the UK. Miskiw was arrested on 10 August 2011 as part of Operation Weeting on suspicion of unlawful interception of communications. He was released on police bail the following day. On 24 July 2012, he was charged with conspiracy to intercept communications without lawful authority during the period from 3 October 2000 to 9 August 2006 from the phones of Milly Dowler, Sven-Göran Eriksson, Abigail Titmuss, John Leslie Andrew Gilchrist, David Blunkett MP, Delia Smith, Charles Clarke MP, Jude Law, Sadie Frost, Sienna Miller, and Wayne Rooney . Personal life Miskiw was of Ukrainian descent. His first name is actually Ihor. His former girlfriend, Terenia Taras, a freelance journalist who wrote stories for the News of the World'', has also been arrested as part of Operation Weeting. Miskiw lived in the coastal town of Delray Beach, Florida in the United States, and had two children. Miskiw was also a passionate supporter of Leeds United. He pleaded guilty at R v Coulson, Brooks and others and was sentenced to six months in prison. Miskiw suffered a pulmonary embolism in April 2021, and was diagnosed with lung cancer in August. He died on 25 September 2021, at the age of 71. He was survived by his mother and his two children. See also News media phone hacking scandal News International phone hacking scandal Phone hacking scandal reference lists Metropolitan police role in phone hacking scandal References 1949 births 2021 deaths Date of birth missing English people of Ukrainian descent News editors News of the World people Daily Mirror people People associated with the News International phone hacking scandal People from Leeds Prisoners and detainees of England and Wales