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Police carry out raid in West Yorkshire as part of £1m university fraud probe
Detectives are examining more than 60 transactions and 1 million emails as three suspects are questioned over alleged financial misconduct.
- On Wednesday, July 8, Greater Manchester Police raided five properties, arresting three people—two men in their 60s and a woman in her 50s—on suspicion of money laundering in connection with an investigation into £1m of alleged financial irregularities at the University of Greater Manchester.
- Greater Manchester Police's Major Incident Team launched the inquiry last year following allegations from The Manchester Mill and a subsequent report commissioned by the university's Fraud Response Panel regarding alleged "fraud and bribery."
- Detectives are probing around 60 transactions and investigating more than a million emails while working with the Crown Prosecution Service's Serious Economic Crime team to compile evidence for potential prosecution.
- Following "serious allegations," Vice-Chancellor Professor George E Holmes and Provost Zubair Hanslot were suspended last year from the institution, formerly known as the University of Bolton, remaining under institutional scrutiny.
- Ongoing regulatory oversight by the Office for Students continues an independent investigation into the university's governance, while a spokesperson confirmed the institution is cooperating fully and maintaining normal teaching operations for approximately 11,000 students.
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