Man Arrested Over COVID-19 PPE Contracts

Published on June 13, 2024

A man has been arrested as part of a National Crime Agency (NCA) investigation into PPE Medpro, a private company that was awarded valuable government contracts during the COVID-19 pandemic. “A 46-year-old man from Barnet, London, was arrested yesterday morning, 12 June, at his home address as part of an on-going NCA investigation into suspected criminal offences committed in the procurement of PPE contracts by PPE Medpro,” the NCA said in a statement on Thursday. Authorities have since released the man, the agency added. PPE Medpro has faced controversy over so-called “VIP lane” contracts that were granted to some companies by the government during the pandemic....

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