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Buyer for Sainsbury's is arrested | Buyer for Sainsbury's is arrested |
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A potato buyer for supermarket Sainsbury's has been arrested over claims he received illegal payments from a supplier. | |
John Maylam was questioned by City of London police after claims he took cash from producer Greenvale. | |
The alleged payments are thought to be about £3m. A member of Greenvale staff was also arrested and questioned. | |
Police said two men were arrested on suspicion of corruption and money laundering and subsequently bailed. | |
Staff suspended | |
Greenvale won the Queen's Award for Innovation in 2006 and is one of the country's main potato suppliers. | Greenvale won the Queen's Award for Innovation in 2006 and is one of the country's main potato suppliers. |
It supplies about half of Sainsbury's potatoes and has packing operations in Shropshire, Cambridgeshire and in Berwickshire. | |
A company spokesman said a number of staff had been suspended following an internal investigation and Sainsbury's had been informed. | A company spokesman said a number of staff had been suspended following an internal investigation and Sainsbury's had been informed. |
A spokeswoman for Sainsbury's said: "We can confirm that allegations have been made concerning certain payments and benefits by a supplier to an individual employed by us. | A spokeswoman for Sainsbury's said: "We can confirm that allegations have been made concerning certain payments and benefits by a supplier to an individual employed by us. |
"We have the highest standards of corporate governance and following inquiries have passed our findings to the police for further investigation." | "We have the highest standards of corporate governance and following inquiries have passed our findings to the police for further investigation." |