Feb. 23 (UPI) -- British police on Monday arrested former Ambassador to the United States Peter Mandelson on suspicion of misconduct in public office.
Mandelson was taken into custody and interviewed at a London police station about his relationship with deceased sex predator Jeffrey Epstein.
The former ambassador has been under investigation since Feb. 4 over allegations that he leaked confidential government information to Epstein, which followed revelations last September about his friendship with the disgraced financier.
"Officers have arrested a 72-year-old man on suspicion of misconduct in public office," Metropolitan Police said in a news release. "He was arrested at an address in Camden ... This follows search warrants at two addresses in the Wiltshire and Camden areas."
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