Tralee gardaí have arrested and charged a man in relation to suspected investment fraud, resulting in a loss of around 125 thousand euro. Three people lost money between 2010 and 2012 after taking up an “overseas investment opportunity” which was advertised in a newspaper. The ad in the newspaper said the investment included a “guaranteed […]
Man arrested and charged in relation to suspected investment fraud
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Gardaí in Kerry have arrested and charged a man in relation to suspected investment fraud resulting in the loss of approximately €125,000.
The man, aged in his 50s, was arrested this morning, March 15. He was detained at Tralee Garda and has since been charged.
In 2018, Gardaí in Tralee received a report from three individuals who believed they were subject to investment fraud between 2010 and 2012.
Each person had seen an article in a newspaper which offered an overseas investment opportunity with a guaranteed return within 24 months”.
However, no money was ever returned to the would-be investors.
A man in Kerry has been charged in relation to suspected investment fraud which resulted in the loss of around €125,000.
This comes after Gardaí in Tralee received a report in 2018 from three individuals who believed they were subject to investment fraud between 2010 and 2012.
Each person had seen an article in a newspaper which offered an overseas investment opportunity with a “guaranteed return within 24 months”. However, no money was ever returned to the would-be investors.
An investigation was carried out by the Gardaí, and a man in his fifties was arrested this morning. He was detained at Tralee Garda and has since been charged. He is due to appear before Tralee District Court on March 24 at 10.30am.
Updated: February 3, 2021, 3:47 pm
Patrick O’Brien arrives at Tralee District Court (Niall Carson/PA)
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