Gardaí attached the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau (GNECB) have arrested a man, aged in his 30s, this morning, Monday 7th December 2020. This arrest is part of an ongoing investigation into alleged corrupt practices at an office of a statutory body.
The operation was conducted as part of Operation Lakefront by detectives attached to the Anti-Corruption Unit, GNECB, in Co. Kildare and is the sixth arrest as part of this ongoing investigation.
The man was arrested for the Offence of Conspiracy contrary to Section 71 of the Criminal Justice Act, 2006 and is currently detained at Leixlip Garda Station under Section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act, 2007.
Investigations are ongoing.