Alleged fraudster Catherine O’Brien used defunct State visa scheme to attract potential investors here

Catherine O'Brien (pictured), whose whereabouts are unknown, is wanted for questioning by gardaí investigating allegations of fraud in the sale of horses in recent years. File picture: the Irish Mail on Sunday

Alleged fraudster Catherine O’Brien used the government’s Immigrant Investor Programme to attract potential investors to Ireland from as far away as the US.

The programme was discontinued by the government last year after the Public Accounts Committee was asked to review its working.