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New whistleblower. Tax avoidance for wealthy

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    #32
    conorh91
    Registered Users Posts: 3,328 ✭✭✭conorh91


    Dan_Solo wrote: »
    Well, lot's of things are "possible" in the strict sense of the word. Is it likely AGS conducted any investigation involving senior government politicians off their own bat?
    Not bleedin' likely mate.
    AGS typically investigate white-collar crime on foot of a complaint.

    I can think of several recent examples where AGS have done so, most of which resulted in prosecutions.

    Anyone who reads the news would be aware of these Garda investigations - two separate prosecutions of serving or former TDs have been in the news this week alone, and that's not including the investigation under discussion.


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    #33
    michael999999
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 7,771 ✭✭✭michael999999


    conorh91 wrote: »
    AGS typically investigate white-collar crime on foot of a complaint.

    I can think of several recent examples where AGS have done so, most of which resulted in prosecutions.

    Anyone who reads the news would be aware of these Garda investigations - two separate prosecutions of serving or former TDs have been in the news this week alone, and that's not including the investigation under discussion.

    And they were only prosecuted because a newspaper discovered the frauds committed by the Fianna fail TDs.

    The whole Fianna fail organization needs to be investigated by CAB and Revenue. Criminality seems to be systemic and there seems to be a culture of decwit and self enrichment!


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    #34
    conorh91
    Registered Users Posts: 3,328 ✭✭✭conorh91


    michael999999 wrote: »
    And they were only prosecuted because a newspaper discovered the frauds committed by the Fianna fail TDs.
    That's the nature of white-collar crime.

    White-collar crime cannot ordinarily be detected like road traffic and public order offences. You cannot just visually detect it. Someone has to go and report their suspicions.


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    #35
    hfallada
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,180 ✭✭✭hfallada


    michael999999 wrote: »
    And they were only prosecuted because a newspaper discovered the frauds committed by the Fianna fail TDs.

    The whole Fianna fail organization needs to be investigated by CAB and Revenue. Criminality seems to be systemic and there seems to be a culture of decwit and self enrichment!

    And SF has never had connections to shady organisations? I cant understand why everyone screams how corrupt FF was and yet turns a blind eye to the actions of SF.

    Revenue and CAB are independent from the Government. We dont live in Russia, where the investigations stop because someone in Government says so. If there was an illegality regarding these off shore accounts. There would have been arrests already. Ivor Callays fraud case didnt get swept under the rug because he was a former TD. He was charged like anyone else


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    #36
    michael999999
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 7,771 ✭✭✭michael999999


    hfallada wrote: »
    And SF has never had connections to shady organisations? I cant understand why everyone screams how corrupt FF was and yet turns a blind eye to the actions of SF.

    Revenue and CAB are independent from the Government. We dont live in Russia, where the investigations stop because someone in Government says so. If there was an illegality regarding these off shore accounts. There would have been arrests already. Ivor Callays fraud case didnt get swept under the rug because he was a former TD. He was charged like anyone else

    Why hadn't the head of revenue a copy of the whistle blowers report last week?

    Why did Fianna fail bring in an amnesty to protect the original Ansbacher account holders?

    Why did Richard Bruton keep the report for so long?

    It all stinks, and unfortunately well never find out the truth because Irish politics is a corrupt circle of friends!


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