up to £3.5 billion in wrong or fraudulent claims for the furlough scheme. The Prime Minister's official spokesman said on Tuesday that a number of criminal investigations were under way into suspected fraud and that one arrest had already been made.The PM's spokesman said: "HMRC have sophisticated systems in place to assess all claims and to stop money being incorrectly paid in the first place."They have carried out checks both pre and post payment against claims that look out of step with the information that they hold on legitimate employers."They are currently looking into 27,000 high-risk claims where they believe a serious error or fraudulent claim has been made."Where genuine mistakes have happened HMRC will work with employers to.
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