Pyramid scheme operators to be quizzed by gardaí

GARDAÍ are to question a number of people involved in the controversial Liberty pyramid system following formal complaints from investors who lost money in the €20 million scheme.

At least two people have contacted gardaí in West Cork and made written statements claiming they were lured into the scheme under false pretences.

Gardaí expected a flood of other complaints as the scheme, which has spread from Cork to Kerry, Clare, Limerick and the west of Ireland, begins to collapse.