Letter leads to €700,000 insurance fraud investigation

A letter and a phone call received by a now retired insurance company staff member set off a major garda investigation into an alleged €700,000 insurance fraud by a consultant surgeon and his wife.

An anonymous letter and a phone call received by a now retired insurance company staff member set off a major garda investigation into an alleged €700,000 insurance fraud by a consultant surgeon and his wife.

Mr Paul Lageu, who was head of customer services at Scottish Provident Ltd, said at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court that the company contacted the gardai after he got the letter and phonecall.