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02nd Mar 2021

Man in his 20s arrested for theft of €1.1 million from Dublin-based company

Alan Loughnane

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It’s the second arrest made as part of Operation PARADE.

A man in his 20s has been arrested in connection to an investigation into Invoice Redirection Fraud.

As part of Operation PARADE, Gardaí attached to the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau carried out the arrest on Tuesday morning.

The man was arrested as part of the investigation into the theft of €1.1 million from a Dublin-based company through Invoice Redirection Fraud in November 2019

He is currently detained at Naas Garda Station under the provisions of Section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act 2007, where he can be held for seven days.

This is the second arrest in relation to Operation Parade after another man in his 20s was arrested on 10 February in Lucan.

He was subsequently released without charge and a file is being prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions.

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