A leading critic of transgender law reform in Scotland is being investigated by police over allegations of “potentially fraudulent activity”.
The probe into feminist campaigner Marion Millar is believed to involve multiple complainers.
One is a Dundee-based firm that says it lost £50,000.
Some of the allegations were first reported to police more than a year ago.
A Police Scotland spokesman said: “We have received a number of reports relating to potentially fraudulent activity and enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances.”
Ms Millar is understood to have worked at the Airdrie-based accountancy firm Millar & McIntyre before it was dissolved in April.
One source who has made a complaint said: “I reported this to the police more than a year ago and since then they have contacted me once to update me, and only a handful of other times as a result of my chasing them.
“This, unfortunately, didn’t just effect me, there were numerous others.”
Previous allegations
Ms Millar previously shot to prominence after being controversially charged with posting allegedly homophobic and transphobic content online. Prosecutors discontinued the case in October last year.
Her defence team included SNP MP Joanna Cherry KC.
Tens of thousands of pounds was raised through crowdfunding donations and pledges to help fight the charges.
The case was seen as a major clash between freedom of speech and transgender rights.
One of the charges against Ms Millar was linked to a photograph on social media of a sign where a named Scots actor was working at the time.
Another alleged she wrote personal and false information about a female police constable on social media.
The Crown Office later confirmed that the charges had been “discontinued”.
It was previously reported that Ms Millar was working for the campaign group For Women Scotland. It is understood this involved providing accountancy services to the organisation for a short period
We attempted to contact Ms Millar for comment but she was unavailable.