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07th Dec 2020

Gardaí make another arrest as part of investigation into corruption in a statutory body

Alan Loughnane

Investigations are ongoing.

A man in his 30s has been arrested as part of an ongoing investigation into alleged corrupt practices at the office of a statutory body.

Gardaí attached the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau (GNECB) have arrested the man on Monday morning.

It is the sixth arrest made as part of this investigation.

The operation was conducted as part of Operation Lakefront by detectives attached to the Anti-Corruption Unit, GNECB, in Kildare and is the sixth arrest as part of this ongoing investigation.

The man was arrested for the Offence of Conspiracy contrary to Section 71 of the Criminal Justice Act, 2006 and is currently detained at Leixlip Garda Station under Section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act, 2007.

Investigations are ongoing.

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