Gardaí probe claim pyramid scheme woman threatened

GARDAÍ have interviewed a number of people in relation to claims by a woman operating a controversial pyramid scheme that she was threatened in her own home by angry investors.

Last night, Superintendent Pat Maher, based in Clonakilty, West Cork, said statements were taken over the weekend in relation to the incident.

The woman, who lives in Clonakilty, but is not from the town, was running a scheme known as “Speedball” in which up to 180 people had invested €1,000 each. Yesterday, one of the investors claimed just 11 people had got a return on their investment, amounting to €88,000, but the remainder of the money (€92,000) had gone missing.