Gsoc carried out criminal investigation into financial allegations about Garda College, Templemore, over six-year period
The Garda Ombudsman, which investigates complaints and criminal allegations made against members of the Garda, opened its investigation back in 2017. Photograph: Leah Farrell / RollingNews.ieThe Garda Síochana Ombudsman Commission has completed its long-running criminal investigation into alleged financial irregularities at the Garda College and has sent the file to the DPP.
Gsoc, which investigates complaints and criminal allegations made against members of the Garda, opened its investigation back in 2017 after then Garda commissioner Nóirín O’Sullivan referred the matter to the Garda watchdog. Gsoc opened a public interest inquiry, which has now been completed, after six years.
“A file has now been forwarded to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, and a direction from that office is awaited,” Gsoc said in a statement on Tuesday. The Gsoc inquiry began after the Garda’s internal auditor Niall Kelly informed Ms O’Sullivan in June 2017 that some alleged financial irregularities had been uncovered at the Templemore training college. It was alleged some EU funds, intended to be used for law enforcement training, had been used for travel and entertainment expenditure. It was also alleged some of the money was diverted to a bank account linked to individual Garda members.
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