Met Officer - Cash for information allegations – Another example of brushing under the carpet? DC John McDonald’s relationship with Clifford Knuckey, the former MPS officer turned private detective is set to be uncovered in forthcoming trial – illegal payments were originally exposed by the Guardian and considered by a parliamentary home affairs select committee Readers will recall McDonald, who was the leading officer in the dubious British Government - Department for International Development funded James Ibori case is believed to have collected money for information. Audaciously, McDonald was swiftly ‘cleared’ by colleagues on the basis of insufficient evidence – we examine how £20k passed from the private detective who at one time worked together with DC McDonald.