A barrister who introduced distressed homeowners to suspected fraudster Catriona Carey says she has been subjected to vile abuse online.
Catriona Carey, an accountant who played hockey for Ireland and camogie for Kilkenny, is alleged to have taken €500,000 from families in financial dire straits.
RTE Investigates reported earlier this week on an alleged financial scam by the businesswoman targeting people whose homes were about to be repossessed.
Now Ciara Ruschitzko, who runs a service to help lay litigants navigate the legal process, has issued a statement about Ms Carey’s company Careysfort Asset Estate Limited.
After suffering a torrent of abuse online in recent days, she said: “My initial thoughts were not to say anything.
“I had the belief that all who know me know that I would never be involved in a [alleged] scam and the least said was the best option.
“I didn’t see the benefit to giving the keyboard warriors an open goal.
“But when your profile picture is shared on social media with the word ‘scum’ under it and your children see comments about their mother, then the gloves come off.”
Ms Ruschitzko stated that she met Catriona Carey in 2019 through work contacts.
She said: “Many moons ago I became involved with lay litigants who were in trouble with the banks. My job was to help. So I helped.
“I did everything I could to help people who were in trouble.
“Through work contacts I met Catriona Carey in 2019 and she claimed she had an…
