Fianna Fáil Longford-Westmeath TD Joe Flaherty has said allegations circulating on social media that he was the subject of a Criminal Assets Bureau raid are “blatantly untrue”. He has vowed to take legal action against anyone making claims to the contrary.
Taking to his own Facebook page on Friday afternoon, the Lanesboro native said he had been effectively forced into responding to the claims which he said had been circulated to damage his personal and professional reputation.“However there is presently a blatantly untrue allegation being promoted across various social media sites which is clearly designed to discredit me.” He said it was a continuation of a sustained campaign against him.
Mr Flaherty’s statement comes over five weeks after a series of searches led by CAB and gardaí resulted in the seizure of hundreds of thousands of euros worth of vehicles, cash and designer clothing.