Arrested for property fraud

A SCOTTISH man was arrested at Larnaca airport on Friday in connection with 12 cases of fraud and theft allegedly committed between 2009 and 2010.

Police believe the suspect managed to obtain between €35,000 and €40,000.

The man, 34, who worked as an estate agent in Paphos, is suspected of pocketing the rent money from homes and shops he managed, instead of giving it to the owners.

It is also claimed that he asked owners for money to repair the properties or buy furniture.

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