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Police refer Michael Mates fraud allegations to CPS

The Hampshire Chronicle reports a follow up to the allegations of electoral fraud levelled at Conservative candidate Michael Mates:

Michael Mates, the Conservative candidate at the elections for Hampshire Police Commissioner last autumn, is facing the prospect of being prosecuted for electoral fraud.

The police have sent a file to the Crown Prosecution Service following a six-month investigation.

Officers from Thames Valley Police investigated accusations that Mr Mates, 79, had broken electoral rules regarding his home address.

Read the full story about Michael Mates here.

UPDATE: He was subsequently cleared.

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