Monday, May 14, 2012

Murdoch Driver: I Told Jeremy Hunt About Cash Drops to Met Police at Hyde Park Tennis Courts

Murdoch Driver: I Told Jeremy Hunt About Cash Drops to Met Police at Hyde Park Tennis Courts

'The controversy over Jeremy Hunt’s dealings with Rupert Murdoch’s empire took a bizarre twist last night after it emerged he held a meeting with one of the mogul’s former drivers to discuss his alleged role in illegal payments to police.

Paul Maley, who worked as a News International chauffeur for four years until 2009, is preparing extraordinary evidence for the Leveson Inquiry in which he is expected to reveal a 40-minute encounter with the Culture Secretary.

Mr Maley told Mr Hunt during the meeting last September that he handed more than a dozen packages containing cash to police officers while working for the company.'

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