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A senior official at one of Ireland’s large retailers was arrested after the company accused of receiving corrupt payments.
The middle-aged man was arrested Thursday at his home after being placed under investigation. The retailer conducted an audit and took their suspicions to the Garda and reported them for investigation.
The company was concerned about the speed at which one of its business partners, serving it, had significantly increased the volume and monetary value of the work it did for the retailer.
After conducting an audit and bringing its findings to the Garda, the retailer made a formal complaint statement alleging that the service provider had paid money to one of its employees in exchange for more work.
Gardaí is investigating whether the service provider paid tens of thousands of euros to the retailer’s staff in exchange for more contracts, as the retailer suspects.
The Irish Times understands that while it is alleged that around € 50,000 was paid, the value of the contracts the service provider managed to obtain was worth millions of euros.
The man arrested Thursday has been under investigation for several months and members of the Anti-Corruption Unit within the Garda’s National Economic Crimes Office, or fraud squad, previously searched property linked to him.
Garda headquarters, Phoenix Park, Dublin confirmed the arrest of a suspect on Thursday morning, saying the man had been detained as part of an “operation in connection with an ongoing investigation into bribery in international business transactions. “.
He is being held “under article 4 of the 1984 Criminal Justice Law for the investigation of crimes contrary to the 1906 Prevention of Corruption Law, as amended,” the statement said.
“It is alleged that the arrested man, in his role as a procurement manager for a large retail company, received bribes from a supplier.
“The retailer in question reported this matter to An Garda Síochána in March 2020 and is fully cooperating with the investigation.”
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