A senior employee of a large Dublin accountancy firm managed to claim more than €1 million in fraudulent expenses over a two-year period, gardaí suspect. Officers from the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau (GNECB) were shocked at the amount of money involved in the alleged fraud. It is believed the suspect’s senior position within the company, combined with disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, allowed the suspected fraud until the end of 2020 to avoid detection. Overcharging claimsGarda sources said the alleged fraud is believed to be a “one-man operation” and that neither the firm itself nor other employees are suspected of involvement. The alleged fraud was first noticed by the company over the Christmas period and gardaí were alerted in early January 2021.

Source: The Irish Times March 15, 2021 19:49 UTC