UPDATED 12:39 16/03/21
A man has been released without charge after he was arrested in relation to allegations of theft of over €1 million at an accountancy firm.
The arrest was made by gardaí attached to the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau (GNECB) on Monday.
A file will be prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions. Investigations are ongoing.
The arrest was made as part of an investigation following a complaint made by the accountancy firm relating to false claims for expenses by an employee, in excess of €1 million. A number of searches were conducted by GNECB since January 2021 following receipt of the complaint.
A substantial amount of money was frozen in two bank accounts in Ireland and a separate jurisdiction respectively, as part of this investigation.
The man was arrested today and he is currently detained in Terenure Garda Station under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984.
Investigations are ongoing.
