article_snippet: And of those, a former News of the World reporter had a former News of the World reporter conviction for paying a prison officer for leaks quashed Last week, while fellow journalist Ryan Sabey was given leave to appeal.
article_snippet: the World reporter was the first journalist found guilty under Elveden and received a six-month suspended jail sentence.
article_snippet: Operation Elveden has seen journalists’ homes raided by police at dawn – a practice normally reserved for terror suspects and organised criminals – large numbers of arrests and reporters being kept on bail for up to three years.
article_snippet: A new Operation Elveden trial was yesterday adjourned until April 24 in the wake of last week’s ruling.
article_snippet: A new Elveden trial involves a reporter who cannot be identified for legal reasons and prison officer Alan Hagan, 48, from Liverpool.
article_snippet: Eight trials and retrials involving tabloid journalists charged under Operation Elveden are scheduled between now and September.