It's being reported that a Roscommon man, questioned earlier this year in connection with a multi-million euro face mask scam, will not face any charges.
The man in his 40s was quizzed by detectives investigating an incident of an alleged fraud involving the transfer of over one million euro to his bank account which was to be used for the purchase of facemasks.
It's understood that a German company tried to buy facemasks from a Spain based firm online - but that company's website had been cloned.
The scammers then put the company in touch with the Roscommon businessman who told the German firm to contact another business but their website had also been cloned unknown to the man.
Money was subsequently transferred to the Roscommon man's account for the purchase of masks but after a further request for money to complete the transaction to a different bank account not connected to the man, the scam was uncovered and an investigation began.
The money has since been returned and the Irish Times is reporting that the man has told Dutch and Irish police that he believed the firms at the centre of the fraud were legitimate and that while a file is being prepared for the DPP, the man is thought unlikely to be charged in connection with the scam.
Two men were jailed in July in the Netherlands for their role in forgery and money laundering connection with the investigation and another man has been arrested in Nigeria.
