Amber Harrison has thrown another grenade at Channel Seven, tweeting what appear to be internal emails sent between executives before and during a controversial Federal Police raid on the network's offices over alleged deals with the Corby family.
Ms Harrison released images late on Thursday afternoon that appear to be screen shots of two emails. Ms Harrison is in an ongoing battle with Seven West Media over the way they treated her after she revealed a months long affair with chief executive Tim Worner.
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Seven West Media clears CEO Tim Worner of wrongdoing after allegations of misconduct were raised last year by former employee Amber Harrison.
Earlier this week she responded to the board's conclusion that Mr Worner has done nothing wrong following an independent investigation into his conduct and credit card spending. On Tuesday she tweeted love letters she received from him and receipts that she says contradict the board's finding.
The latest online spray demonstrates Ms Harrison still holds a cache of sensitive company information and is releasing it selectively. It also sheds light on the network's dealings with the Corby family ahead of the release of Schapelle Corby from Kerobokan prison, where she served nine years for drug smuggling.
![The court case also heard <i>New Idea</i>, published by Seven subsidiary Pacific Magazines, sent Mercedes Corby (right, ...](/web/20170209151456im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/u/9/i/q/n/image.related.articleLeadwide.620x349.gu9h3z.png/1486645776891.jpg)
It includes one 2014 email from the executive producer of Sunday Night, Mark Llwellyn, to chief executive Tim Worner and commercial director Bruce McWilliam. It reads "We got Mercedes' signature late last night. So very close". Mercedes Corby was deeply involved in her sister's media negotiations.
The email does not say what the signature was for. It was sent on February 8, 2014, two days before Schapelle Corby left jail.
Is my case the first cover up Seven West Media has been involved in? Bruce McWilliam emails Board Feb 18 2014 pic.twitter.com/zWY2vYhIzd
— Amber Harrison (@_Amber_Harrison) February 9, 2017
A subsequent court case found that on February 7, 2014, Channel Seven signed a deal with Mercedes Corby that included an exclusivity period, in which the Corbys would be hosted in a secure villa with a local driver "as well as providing Mercedes Corby with a Samsung smartphone which she could retain".
![Amber Harrison, top left, went public late last year with details of a months-long affair she'd had with Seven CEO Tim ...](/web/20170209151456im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/t/f/i/8/g/image.related.articleLeadwide.620x349.gu9h3z.png/1486645776891.jpg)
The AFP raided Seven's offices on February 18 with warrants to prevent any proceeds of crime travelling overseas. The court case also heard New Idea, published by Seven subsidiary Pacific Magazines, sent Mercedes Corby a letter that referred to a $25,000 payment.
A second screen shot tweeted by Ms Harrison shows Mr McWilliam emailed Seven West Media's board during the raid, reassuring them Seven was on the right side of the law.
![Seven West Media's commercial director Bruce McWilliam emailed the company board in the middle of a police raid.](/web/20170209151456im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/l/1/o/9/5/image.related.articleLeadwide.620x349.gu9h3z.png/1486645776891.jpg)
"Apologies for typos as feds r in my office," Mr McWilliam wrote.
"Please note it isn't an offence to pay money. The authorities are entitled to go after the payee."
Is my case the first cover up Seven West Media has been involved in? pic.twitter.com/CD9qfCG8NJ
— Amber Harrison (@_Amber_Harrison) February 9, 2017
After the raid Seven sued the AFP and successfully had the search warrants quashed. It also got a public apology from the AFP for "unnecessary reputational damage".
Seven has always denied there was any payment for the Sunday Night story or that any payment was made.
A company spokesman on Thursday night said: "those emails relate to the AFP matter which was settled successfully in court and successfully gained an apology from the AFP".
Ms Harrison is continuing her campaign against Seven out of frustration that Mr Worner has been forgiven for his behaviour, while the company pursues her over alleged credit card fraud.
Seven commissioned Deloitte to investigate her credit card spending after she revealed the affair. Deloitte found she had allegedly misspent $186,000 of company money. Ms Harrison says she can prove all but $14,000 were legitimate work expenses, but has never been given the opportunity.
"[These emails] speak to the character of the people in charge of the company who waged a legal war on me. [Board member] Jeff Kennett is right - it is an issue of character," she said, referring to a twitter war this week between herself and Mr Kennett over corporate governance.
Comment has been sought from Seven.