Criminal case against developer is withdrawn
Liverpool Echo
|June 13, 2025
ELLIOT LAWLESS WAS ARRESTED AS PART OF THE SAME OPERATION THAT RESULTED IN CHARGES AGAINST FORMER MAYOR OF LIVERPOOL JOE ANDERSON
A Liverpool property developer who was arrested as part of a corruption investigation by Merseyside police will not face charges, police have confirmed.
Elliot Lawless was arrested in December 2019 as part of Merseyside Police’s Operation Aloft, an investigation into building contracts in Liverpool. The probe has seen multiple figures linked to Liverpool City Council arrested and charged including former mayor Joe Anderson.
This story is from the June 13, 2025 edition of Liverpool Echo.
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