A man has been arrested as part of an investigation into €165,000 in fraudulent claims of the Pandemic Unemployment Payment.
Gardaí issued a warning to people in June about a phishing e-mail appearing to be from Courts Service telling people they had been selected for jury service.
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70 people responded and provided personal data, which was used to make fake applications for the PUP and resulted in over €165,000 being paid out.
Gardaí arrested a man in his 40s in Cork today.
He is being detained at Midleton Garda Station where he can be held for up to 24 hours.
