It's understood that Former Dragon's Den star, Sarah Newman, made a statement to Gardaí about Catriona Carey 10 years ago.
The Sunday Independent reports today that it was over concerns she had about the collapse of a company she ran with her then partner, Kilkenny hurling legend DJ Carey.
The Sunday Independent understands that Ms Newman reported her concerns to Gardaí in Blackrock, Co Dublin, in 2011 over “major accounting issues and discrepancies” that came to light as she tried to take her money out of the business, DJ Carey Enterprises.
Garda sent a file to the DPP, who directed that there be no prosecution.
It's also reported by the Sunday Independent that DJ Carey made a complaint about his sister in 2011, after the funds of up to €1m could not be accounted for in the firm, where Catriona was a director.
It's alleged that Ms Newman had given a series of loans over the course of eight years, from 2003 onwards that totalled €1.6m. But when the company went into administrational liquidation in 2011, the discovery of the large, unaccounted-for financial holes in the operation, resulted in the Gardaí being called in.
To date, no arrests or charges have been brought.
When contacted by the Sunday Independent this weekend, Newman confirmed she had given a signed statement to Gardaí in 2011 but did not wish to comment further on that matter.
