A man in his 30s has been arrested in Dublin as part of ongoing investigations into Covid-19 payment fraud. The man was arrested on Thursday at a house in Mulhuddart by gardaí seconded to the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection’s special investigation unit. The wider Covid-19 payment fraud investigation has followed up on 25 suspected fraudulent claims to date involving more than €56,000. Documentation and notebooks were also seized during Thursday’s search, a Garda spokesman said. The man was being detained at Blanchardstown Garda station under section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984.

Source: The Irish Times July 02, 2020 15:56 UTC