Gardaí exit Ireland’s FBI-style white-collar crime agency amid claims of toxic culture

The Corporate Enforcement Authority was set up to tackle white collar crime. Now sources say a number of gardaí still seconded to the agency are considering their positions amid concern about its 'toxic culture'. Picture: iStock
The agency set up to tackle white-collar crime is now operating with around half the gardaí that were originally assigned to it amid what has been described as a “toxic culture”.
This week, four gardaí who had been on secondment to the Corporate Enforcement Authority (CEA) — described as Ireland’s answer to the FBI — were sent back to An Garda Síochána.