A 57-year-old man has become the first person to be arrested in connection with an alleged fraud of the Government furlough scheme.
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) said it had arrested a male from Solihull, West Midlands, on Wednesday, in connection with allegations of a £495,000 fraud of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.
HMRC added it was the first such arrest to happen. Officers executed a search warrant, seizing computers and other digital devices, while funds held in a bank account relating to the arrested man's business have been frozen.
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