The high-profile politician, the charity event and the garda fraud investigation

"Prominent political figure is not accused of wrongdoing Garda criminal probe into organiser as fund cheques paid Defamation laws prevent details of incident being disclosed"

"A high-profile politician has been contacted by a garda fraud investigation into the running of a "charity" event. Gardaí are formally probing allegations that not enough of the funds raised were passed on to charity."

"The politician, from one of the main political parties, is not accused of any wrongdoing. But they did play a prominent role in the event and lent it significant credibility."

Gardaí have opened a criminal probe into the organiser of a charity event amid concerns that insufficient funds reached the intended charity. Fund cheques were paid but questions have arisen over amounts passed on. Defamation laws prevent public disclosure of detailed incident information. A high-profile politician from one of the main parties played a prominent role in the event and was contacted by Gardaí as part of the inquiry. The politician is not accused of wrongdoing. The politician's involvement lent significant credibility to the event while the investigation focuses on whether raised funds were distributed appropriately.

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