 However Paul McBride stated that he did not believe that this affair had any bearing on Sheridan's conviction.A complaint submitted to Strathclyde Police in July 2011 led to Operation Rubicon, a major investigation involving 50 officers investigating allegations of phone hacking, breach of data protection and perjury by News of the World.Alex Prentice has continued his legal career, twice winning a murder conviction without a body in 2012.