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

Jeffrey Cook received 44,000 in cash and two cars worth 30,000 as kickbacks on public contract that he arranged

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.