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Police launch investigation into £70k fraud at Surrey

A police investigation is underway into how nearly £70,000 was ‘misspent’ by a council officer.

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By Martin Ford | 24 May 2019

A police investigation is underway into how nearly £70,000 was ‘misspent' by a council officer.

Internal auditors at Surrey CC uncovered that the ‘misuse' of prepaid credit cards by one officer totalled £68,800.

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