THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - 5 Arrested in Election Fraud Scheme.
Greater Manchester Police have arrested five people on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud in connection with irregularities during the May 7 local election in Ashton-under-Lyne, England.
Greater Manchester Police have arrested five people on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud in connection with irregularities during the May 7 local election in Ashton-under-Lyne, England. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Britain’s Greater Manchester Police (GMP) arrested five people, four men and one woman aged between 23 and 47, on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud in connection with the local election held on May 7 in the St Peter’s ward of Ashton-under-Lyne, during England’s local elections. WHEN & WHERE: The arrests occurred in Tameside, Greater Manchester, on the morning of May 21, as part of an ongoing investigation into the May 7 election. DETAIL: The arrests follow reports and an investigation into how candidates were nominated…Open