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Trial of former Anglo chairman to begin today
Summary
Sean FitzPatrick, former chairman of Anglo Irish Bank, will begin a twelve‑week trial at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on 26 September. He is accused of misleading the bank's auditors over a five‑year period, facing 27 offences under the 1990 Companies Act. The charges include 21 counts of making misleading, false or deceptive statements to auditors and six counts of furnishing false information between 2002 and 2007. The case will be heard by a specially enlarged jury of 15 members, with two days of legal argument in the jury's absence.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Trial of former Anglo chairman to begin today. Procedural stage: trial
When:
- Monday, September 26 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2002 to 2007 Other
- 2016-09-21 Publication
Case subjects
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