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| Operation Elveden: Five including prison officer to be charged | |
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| Five people, including a prison officer, are to be charged in a probe into the selling of information to journalists on national newspapers. | |
| They include prison officer Scott Chapman, Mr Chapman's ex-partner Lynn Gaffney and journalists Lucy Panton, Thomas Savage and Chris Pharo. | They include prison officer Scott Chapman, Mr Chapman's ex-partner Lynn Gaffney and journalists Lucy Panton, Thomas Savage and Chris Pharo. |
| It is alleged that Mr Chapman sold details about a high-profile prisoner. | It is alleged that Mr Chapman sold details about a high-profile prisoner. |
| The CPS said no further action would be taken relating to allegations against a journalist and three public officials. | The CPS said no further action would be taken relating to allegations against a journalist and three public officials. |
| The charges arise from Operation Elveden, the Metropolitan Police's investigation into allegations involving the unlawful provision of information by public officials to journalists. | |
| Mr Chapman, a prison officer at HMP Woodhill, is alleged to have sold information to the News of the World, the Sun, the Daily Mirror, the Sunday Mirror, the People, the Daily Star and the Star on Sunday. | |
| It is alleged that the payments were received via a conduit, Ms Gaffney. | |
| Mr Chapman and Ms Gaffney are alleged to have received: | |
| Former News of the World crime editor Lucy Panton and Daily Star on Sunday deputy news editor Thomas Savage will be charged with one count each of conspiring to commit misconduct in public office. | |
| It is alleged that Chris Pharo gave authorisation for payments to public officials employed at Broadmoor secure hospital and Thames Valley, Surrey and Metropolitan police forces, as well as officers in the British army and prison officials. | |
| He was news editor and later head of news at the Sun at the time, | |
| He will be charged with one count of conspiracy to commit misconduct in public office. |