The controversial News Corp security arm at the centre of pay TV piracy allegations paid out more than £15,000 (then equivalent to more than $40,000) from what was described in internal correspondence as "a contingency fund for police informants".
The payments were more than triple the budgeted amount set by NDS Ltd, the News subsidiary that made the payments.
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