12/11/2013

Met Employee 79th Arrested By Operation Elveden

A 33-year-old female Metropolitan Police employee has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office.

The woman, who worked in Scotland Yard's call handling unit, was arrested at her home in Essex in connection with alleged corrupt payments to public officials.

She is the 79th person to be arrested by detectives from Operation Elveden, which is investigating allegations that journalists paid public officials for information.

(MH/IT)

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