Ex-Labour councillor charged in Westminster honeytrap' probe
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Ex-Labour councillor charged in Westminster honeytrap' probe
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"Oliver Steadman, 28, has been charged with one count of blackmail and five counts of improper use of a public phone network. He will appear in court on November 3. He was arrested last June as part of a probe into the scandal, which saw MPs and staffers working in Westminster approached by someone calling themselves either Abi or Charlie. The messages would include details of the MPs and staffers' careers and campaigns they had worked on to build rapport with victims."
The Independent covers topics from reproductive rights and climate change to Big Tech and funds on-the-ground reporting through reader donations while avoiding paywalls. The outlet cites investigations into the financials of pro-Trump political groups and production of documentaries such as 'The A Word' about American women fighting for reproductive rights. A former Labour councillor, Oliver Steadman, has been charged with one count of blackmail and multiple counts of improper use of a public phone network and will appear in court on November 3. The alleged scheme involved messages that built rapport using career details before becoming sexually explicit, described as an attempt at spear phishing.
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