'Britain's FBI' arrests three including husband and wife over suspected £1.9m PPE fraud
They were arrested alongside another man as officers seized high value possessions including a car, jewellery, watches and digital devices from two properties in Loughborough and one in Lytham St Annes in Lancashire.A man in his 50s from Loughborough is suspected of setting up a company to run a fraudulent scheme allowing him to profit from personal protective equipment shortages during the coronavirus pandemic.
The company supplied PPE including gloves to take advantage of shortages at the height of the pandemic, the NCA believes.A fee paid to the company up front and was placed into a holding account managed by a third party.
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