Two serving officers among four further arrests in PFEW investigation

The arrests were made on Tuesday 18 August by officers from the force’s Domestic Corruption Unit at an address in Leatherhead, Surrey.

The four people arrested were two men, aged in their 40s and 50s, and two women, both aged in their 50s. They were taken to a police station and are due to be questioned.

One of the women was arrested on suspicion of bribery, fraud by abuse of position of trust and fraud by failing to disclose information. A second woman was arrested on suspicion of fraud by abuse of position of trust.

One of the men was arrested on suspicion of bribery, fraud by abuse of position of trust and fraud by failing to disclose information, while the other was arrested on suspicion of fraud by abuse of position of trust.

The arrests are the latest development in an investigation which has already resulted in three arrests in March.

City of London Police said the investigation concerns allegations of fraud and bribery and described it as a “complex and high-profile investigation”.

Detective Superintendent Jim Halkett, of the Domestic Corruption Unit, said the investigation was continuing to make “significant progress” as officers worked through a number of lines of enquiry to establish the full facts and circumstances.

He thanked people who had already provided information and urged anyone with further information to come forward.

The force said a public information portal remains open.

The latest arrests bring the total number of people arrested in connection with the investigation to seven.

The City of London Police has previously confirmed that three people were arrested in March as part of the investigation.

The investigation has also led to the suspension and subsequent departure of PFEW chief executive Mukund Krishna, who was among those arrested in March.

PFEW has been approached for comment.

No charges have been announced in relation to the latest arrests, and an arrest is not evidence of guilt.