Serviceman and woman held in payments probe

A SERVING member of the Armed Forces and a former Ministry of Defence employee were arrested yesterday in Yorkshire by detectives investigating alleged corrupt payments to public officials by journalists.

A woman, 34, who previously worked for the MoD, was arrested at her Rotherham home on suspicion of misconduct in a public office and corruption.

A man, 31, who is serving with the Armed Forces, was detained at the address on suspicion of aiding and abetting misconduct in a public office and money laundering.

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A Metropolitan Police spokesman said that the arrests came from information provided by newspaper publisher News Corporation.

He said: “It relates to suspected payments to public officials and is not about seeking journalists to reveal confidential sources in relation to information that has been obtained legitimately.”