Cop-Turned-Traitor Nabbed! Police Analyst Jailed Over Shocking Data Leak
Police Insider Leaked Top Secret Crime Intel
In a stunning betrayal, Natalie Mottram, 25, a police intelligence analyst based with the North West Regional Organised Crime Unit (ROCU), has been jailed for three years and nine months. Mottram secretly accessed sensitive data and leaked details from a classified international probe into organised crime. The scandal emerged amid Operation Venetic, the National Crime Agency’s (NCA) crackdown following the dismantling of the encrypted chat service EncroChat.
Blowing the Cover: How Mottram Gave Away the Game
Mottram handed confidential information about the covert investigation to her associate Jonathan Kay, 39. She warned him that police were tracking him and spilled secrets of the operation. The breach was uncovered when an EncroChat user received a warning message about police infiltration, referencing a rogue police employee with access to EncroChat software. Suspecting Mottram, the NCA put her under surveillance.
From Office To Offender: Workplace Breach Leads To Bust
On June 12, 2020, Mottram was tasked with analysing intelligence on Kay, who was dating her close friend Leah Bennett. Instead of playing by the rules, Mottram left the office and visited Kay and Bennett’s home, spilling top-secret info. Phone data showed contact between Bennett’s phone and the suspect mentioned in the EncroChat alert. This led to a sting operation where Kay and Bennett were arrested, and £200,000 in cash was seized from their home.
Guilty Pleas and Jail Sentences
- Mottram from Warrington admitted misconduct in public office, perverting the course of justice, and unauthorised access to computer material.
- Jonathan Kay pleaded guilty to perverting the course of justice and was sentenced to 30 months behind bars.
- The perverting the course of justice charge against Leah Bennett was dropped.
Operation Venetic has been hailed as a massive win against organised crime, exposing Mottram’s treachery amid a successful international crackdown.
