"Graham Johnson, a former phone hacker who later turned to researching unlawful activity in the press, confirmed he had made payments to six people who all feature in the case Prince Harry and others have brought against Associated Newspapers Ltd (ANL). However, he said he had never paid for witness testimony. Appearing in court, he said he had paid the group as his contacts, authors and contributors as he attempted to draw attention to unlawful behaviour by the media."
"Johnson said most of the funding for those payments came from either Max Mosley, the late multimillionaire and privacy campaigner, or a company linked to Mosley's estate. Some came from a loan from Evan Harris, the former Lib Dem MP and prominent member of the Hacked Off campaign group. The payments included 75,000 to Gavin Burrows, a private detective who has made some of the most serious claims of phone hacking, landline tapping and bugging."
Graham Johnson, a former phone hacker turned researcher, confirmed payments to six individuals connected to claims against Associated Newspapers Ltd (ANL). Johnson said he paid contacts, authors and contributors to draw attention to alleged unlawful behaviour by the press and denied paying for witness testimony. He stated most funding came from Max Mosley or a company linked to his estate, with some funds from a loan by Evan Harris. Payments included £75,000 to private detective Gavin Burrows and monthly payments related to a memoir deal. Burrows alleges the signature on his witness statement is a forgery. ANL denies unlawful information gathering and describes the accusations as preposterous.
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