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Operation Elveden: Three arrests in payments probe | Operation Elveden: Three arrests in payments probe |
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A former prison officer is among three people arrested by Metropolitan Police officers investigating alleged corrupt payments to public officials. | A former prison officer is among three people arrested by Metropolitan Police officers investigating alleged corrupt payments to public officials. |
The arrests, made at 0600 BST, are part of Operation Elveden, which is running alongside a probe into phone hacking. | The arrests, made at 0600 BST, are part of Operation Elveden, which is running alongside a probe into phone hacking. |
The 40-year-old ex-prison guard was arrested in Corby, Northamptonshire on suspicion of corruption. | |
Meanwhile, Guardian journalist David Leigh will not be prosecuted over his admission that he hacked a phone. | |
The Crown Prosecution Service said that although the police investigation was not complete, its view was that Leigh should not be charged. | |
Leigh, the newspaper's investigations executive editor, said he hacked the voicemail of an arms company executive. | |
He made the admission in an article after former News of the World royal reporter Clive Goodman pleaded guilty in December 2006 to intercepting voicemail messages left on royal aides' phones. | |
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Among the three people arrested on Thursday was a 37-year-old woman arrested in Corby, and a 31-year-old man arrested in Croydon, south London. | |
The arrests bring the total made by Operation Elveden to 33. | The arrests bring the total made by Operation Elveden to 33. |
The Met Police said in a statement that the arrests came after News Corporation's management standards committee provided information. | The Met Police said in a statement that the arrests came after News Corporation's management standards committee provided information. |
News Corporation set up its committee to conduct internal investigations relating to allegations of wrongdoing at its newspapers. | News Corporation set up its committee to conduct internal investigations relating to allegations of wrongdoing at its newspapers. |
The former prison officer was also arrested on suspicion of misconduct in a public office and money laundering offences. | The former prison officer was also arrested on suspicion of misconduct in a public office and money laundering offences. |
The woman is accused of aiding and abetting misconduct in a public office and money laundering. | The woman is accused of aiding and abetting misconduct in a public office and money laundering. |
Both are being questioned at a police station in Northamptonshire. | Both are being questioned at a police station in Northamptonshire. |
Linked to Weeting | Linked to Weeting |
The 31-year-old man is being held on suspicion of conspiracy to corrupt and conspiracy to cause misconduct in a public office. | The 31-year-old man is being held on suspicion of conspiracy to corrupt and conspiracy to cause misconduct in a public office. |
He is being questioned at a south London police station. | He is being questioned at a south London police station. |
Scotland Yard's Operation Elveden investigation was set up to look into allegations of inappropriate payments to police and other public officials. | Scotland Yard's Operation Elveden investigation was set up to look into allegations of inappropriate payments to police and other public officials. |
It is linked to Operation Weeting, the investigation into mobile phone hacking by journalists. | It is linked to Operation Weeting, the investigation into mobile phone hacking by journalists. |
News of the latest arrests came shortly before Prime Minister David Cameron began giving evidence to the Leveson Inquiry into press standards. | News of the latest arrests came shortly before Prime Minister David Cameron began giving evidence to the Leveson Inquiry into press standards. |