Greater Manchester Police are questioning three people in custody as part of its investigation into alleged financial irregularities at the University of Greater Manchester between 2014 and 2025.
The two men in their 60s and a woman in their 50s have been arrested on suspicion of money laundering. The men have also been arrested on suspicion of fraud and one of the men is additionally being held on suspicion of bribery.
The Major Incident Team opened a fraud and bribery investigation a year ago after it received allegations from The Mill publication and a subsequent report from PwC commissioned by the university’s Fraud Response Panel.
Detectives have been working through the PWC report to independently compile evidence that will stand up to scrutiny in any future court proceedings.
Police are exploring evidence indicating over £1m worth of fraudulent activity. As part of the enquiries, the police are probing around 60 transactions and investigating more than a million emails.
