Gardai investigating fraud and deception claims linked to a GAA legend believe the sum involved is well in excess of €1million.
Investigators believe charges are still some weeks away but are not worried he may try to flee the country as they don’t regard him as a “ flight risk”. The investigation team have been inundated with new cases against him since the scandal broke last weekend.
A source said: “A load more people have come forward and made new allegations. They are no longer embarrassed because they know loads of others were caught by the same scam.