Shropshire man arrested as part of football 'fraud' investigation
A Shropshire man has been arrested by police investigating an alleged football-related fraud.
The suspect was one of three people detained this week over allegations connected to the use of doctored evidence at a Football Association disciplinary hearing.
It follows allegations made last year that a phone retailer that had an agreement with the League Managers' Association was able to edit phone bills.
Merseyside Police said officers from the North West Regional Organised Crime Unit (NWROCU) arrested the men on Tuesday in relation to an ongoing investigation into perverting the course of justice and fraud at an FA arbitration hearing in 2015.
The men were taken to police stations in the north west, Shropshire and Hertfordshire and have since been released under investigation, the police statement said.
"The arrests, search and interviews are the latest in a NWROCU-led investigation that has focused on allegations of doctored phone billing being used in legal proceedings," the statement added.
The police investigation was launched after reporting by The Times in 2020.
