Large sum stolen from Attorney General’s office

Gardaí were called in to investigate an attempt to steal around €37,000 from the office of Attorney General Máire Whelan

Attorney General Máire Whelan

It has emerged that the gardaí were called in to investigate an attempt to steal around €37,000 from the office of Attorney General Máire Whelan.

The money was wrongly paid out by the office after it received forged correspondence which appeared to be from a legitimate supplier.However, the attempted fraud was detected and the money was recovered.

Gardaí were subsequently called in to investigate the attempted fraud, which took place in January 2015. ...