A travel agent has been charged by detectives investigating suspected fraud and money laundering totalling more than £1.6 million.
Lyne Barlow has been charged with 18 counts of fraud relating to loans, investments and holiday sales, Durham Police announced.
The 39-year-old also faces a further charge of money laundering, totalling more than £1.6 million.
Her independent travel business is no longer operational and its social media page was taken down shortly after her arrest in September 2020.
Several hundred alleged victims have come forward and have been updated of the charges via email or post, police added
Mrs Barlow, who previously lived in Stanley, County Durham, is due to appear at Newton Aycliffe Magistrates’ Court on September 5.