POLICE investigating allegations of a large scale fraud relating to the Washington Mortgage Centre, The Galleries, Washington, have arrested a 49-year-old man on suspicion of fraud and a 41-year-old woman on suspicion of money laundering.
More than 40 people have contacted detectives over the investigation.
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