Pensions fraud suspect extradited to UK in TPR first
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has secured the extradition of a suspected fraudster following engagement with the Metropolitan Police.
Alan Barratt was arrested in Alicante, Spain under suspicion of fraud by abuse of position arising from his role as a trustee of pension schemes, with TPR alleging that £13.7m of savings had been fraudulently...
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