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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
David Pegg

Former MoD civil servant jailed over £70,000 in illegal payments and gifts

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Last month a jury at Southwark crown court found Cook guilty of misconduct in public office. Photograph: Anadolu/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

A former Ministry of Defence civil servant has been jailed for 30 months after being convicted of misconduct in public office.

Jeffrey Cook, 67, received more than £70,000 of payments and gifts as kickbacks on a public contract that he arranged while he was an employee at the MoD between 2004 and 2008.

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