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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
National
Rachel Wearmouth & Abigail Nicholson

Police raid Unite offices in bribery and fraud probe

Police raided a number of Unite's offices as part of a major bribery, fraud and money laundering investigation.

It is understood police in unmarked cars arrived at a number of the union's offices with a warrant on Wednesday, April 7. MirrorOnline reports police left with files, documents and a computer relating to one specific employee, who the union has said is now part of a criminal probe.

South Wales Police, which is leading the investigation alongside HMRC, said warrants were executed across the country, including in Cheshire and Merseyside.

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