iRadio Stock ImageInvestigations are ongoing.
A man has been arrested as part of an investigation into 165-thousand euro in fraudulent claims for the Pandemic Unemployment Payment.
The arrest follows a warning from gardaí in June about a phishing email appearing to be from the Courts Service telling people they had been selected for jury service.
70 people responded and provided personal data, which was used to make fake applications for the PUP and resulted in over 165-thousand euro being paid out.
Gardaí from the National Economic Crime Bureau arrested a man in his 40s in Cork today.
He's being detained at Midleton Garda Station where he can be held for up to 24 hours.
Investigations are ongoing.
