US private investigator did ‘unlawful stuff’ for the Daily Mail, court hears
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In a UK high court case, private investigator Daniel Portley-Hanks testified that he performed "unlawful stuff" for the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday between the early 1990s and around 2013, earning approximately $1 million. Portley-Hanks, also known as "Detective Danno," stated he gathered private information using names and phone numbers. His testimony is part of a lawsuit brought by seven claimants, including Prince Harry and Elton John, who accuse Associated Newspapers Ltd (ANL), publisher of the Daily Mail, of unlawful information gathering. Portley-Hanks alleged that ANL attempted to conceal the use of private investigators and that he was once part of a chain to pay a police officer for documents related to Jeffrey Epstein. ANL denies all allegations of wrongdoing.
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