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| Operation Elveden: prison officer arrested in Kent | Operation Elveden: prison officer arrested in Kent |
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| A serving prison officer has been arrested in Kent by Metropolitan police detectives from the Operation Elveden investigation into illicit payments from journalists. | A serving prison officer has been arrested in Kent by Metropolitan police detectives from the Operation Elveden investigation into illicit payments from journalists. |
| The 40-year-old man was arrested at 8.30am on Monday in Sittingbourne, Kent, on suspicion of conspiracy to cause misconduct in a public office. | The 40-year-old man was arrested at 8.30am on Monday in Sittingbourne, Kent, on suspicion of conspiracy to cause misconduct in a public office. |
| The man is the 58th arrest by the Met's Operation Elveden inquiry into payments from journalists to police and public officials. | The man is the 58th arrest by the Met's Operation Elveden inquiry into payments from journalists to police and public officials. |
| He is being interviewed at a police station in Kent and his property is being searched. | He is being interviewed at a police station in Kent and his property is being searched. |
| Scotland Yard said the arrest follows information provided by News Corporation's management and standards committee. | Scotland Yard said the arrest follows information provided by News Corporation's management and standards committee. |
| The force added in a statement: "It relates to suspected payments to a public official and is not about seeking journalists to reveal confidential sources in relation to information that has been obtained legitimately." | The force added in a statement: "It relates to suspected payments to a public official and is not about seeking journalists to reveal confidential sources in relation to information that has been obtained legitimately." |
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