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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Steven Morris

CPS officer from Wales jailed after leaking files to organised criminals

Rachel Simpson
Rachel Simpson has not revealed the name of the man who asked her to access CPS and court computer systems. Photograph: South Wales Police

A Crown Prosecution Service officer who leaked sensitive files about complex police investigations that were passed to members of organised crime gangs has been jailed for six years.

Rachel Simpson, 39, from Newport in south Wales, repeatedly accessed CPS and crown court computer systems searching for information about investigations into major police drugs operations and money laundering.

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