PSNI arrest three over £3m mortgage fraud

Police in Northern Ireland have arrested three men in connection with an investigation into multi-million pound mortgage fraud…

Police in Northern Ireland have arrested three men in connection with an investigation into multi-million pound mortgage fraud.

The PSNI said the fraud, which related to 25 properties, could be close to £3 million. The investigation is also looking at money laundering, income tax evasion and capital gains tax evasion.

Detectives from the organised crime branch arrested the three men at Coleraine and Ballymoney.

A number of searches have also been carried out across Northern Ireland on a number of occasions in relation to the operation.

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Ciara O'Brien

Ciara O'Brien

Ciara O'Brien is an Irish Times business and technology journalist