Five members of an extended Dublin family and a well-known solicitor are expected to appear in court in the coming days and weeks charged with almost 80 fraud offences.
The decision by the DPP to charge the suspects follows an investigation by the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau (GNECB) into a Dublin family allegedly involved in bogus insurance claims that have yielded more than 1m.
The suspects in the case range in age from their 20s to their 70s and the crimes are alleged to have taken place between 2013 and 2017.
It is understood the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) spent around 18 months considering the case before making a decision.
The family-based organised crime gang are suspected of making up to 60 fraudulent claims against local authorities in Dublin and Kildare over a number of years which have netted them large sums of money.
A veteran west Dublin solicitor is suspected of helping them facilitate some of the bogus claims.
Another solicitor arrested last year in Munster as part of the same investigation will not face criminal charges, the DPP has ruled.
The charges that are expected to be brought against the six - four men and two women - include deception, making false statements, money-laundering and providing false and misleading information.
Some suspects are facing up to 18 charges.
All suspects are expected to be sent forward from the District Court to the Circuit Court, which has greater sentencing powers.
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