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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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | Police said two men were arrested on suspicion of corruption and money laundering and subsequently bailed. |
| Staff suspended | Staff suspended |
| Greenvale, based in Tern Hill, Shropshire, 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 Berwickshire. | |
| A company spokesman said a number of staff had been suspended following an internal investigation. | |
| Sainsbury's says it notified police after being alerted to the problem by Greenvale. | |
| A spokeswoman for the supermarket 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." |