Fraud squad tasked with white collar crime investigation has no financial experts

The specialist Garda unit tasked with combating fraud and white collar crime does not have any dedicated financial analysts.

The Garda Bureau of Fraud Investigation (GBFI) is “struggling” to manage the demands placed on it and its IT system “is not fit for purpose”, according to the Garda Inspectorate.

In its Changing Policing in Ireland report, the inspectorate called for the effective disbandment of the bureau and the transfer of its functions to other sections of the force.