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| Operation Elveden: Prison officers held in payments probe | Operation Elveden: Prison officers held in payments probe |
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| Two serving prison officers have been arrested by police investigating inappropriate payments to public officials, Scotland Yard has said. | Two serving prison officers have been arrested by police investigating inappropriate payments to public officials, Scotland Yard has said. |
| The men - a 52-year-old and a 26-year-old - were held at their home in Kent at about 06:00 BST. | The men - a 52-year-old and a 26-year-old - were held at their home in Kent at about 06:00 BST. |
| They were both arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit misconduct in a public office, and other charges, and are at separate police stations. | They were both arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit misconduct in a public office, and other charges, and are at separate police stations. |
| The total number of people arrested as part of Operation Elveden is 69. | The total number of people arrested as part of Operation Elveden is 69. |
| Police said the 52-year-old was being held on conspiracy to commit misconduct in a public office and misconduct in a public office. He is being interviewed at a south London police station. | Police said the 52-year-old was being held on conspiracy to commit misconduct in a public office and misconduct in a public office. He is being interviewed at a south London police station. |
| The 26-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to cause misconduct in a public office and money laundering, and is being interviewed at a Kent police station. | The 26-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to cause misconduct in a public office and money laundering, and is being interviewed at a Kent police station. |
| Operation Elveden is being conducted by the Metropolitan Police, under the supervision of the Independent Police Complaints Commission. | |
| It is running alongside Operation Weeting, the Met's phone-hacking inquiry, and Operation Tuleta, an investigation into computer hacking and other privacy breaches. | It is running alongside Operation Weeting, the Met's phone-hacking inquiry, and Operation Tuleta, an investigation into computer hacking and other privacy breaches. |
| Those arrested in Operation Elveden so far include journalists, police officers, NHS staff and members of the armed forces. | Those arrested in Operation Elveden so far include journalists, police officers, NHS staff and members of the armed forces. |