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Legal issue to be "thrashed out" in Sean FitzPatrick trial, jury told
Summary
In the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, the jury hearing former Anglo Irish Bank chairman Sean FitzPatrick's trial was sent away for a week to resolve a legal issue. FitzPatrick, aged 68, faces 21 charges of misleading auditors and six charges of furnishing false information between 2002 and 2007. The State alleges that loans taken by FitzPatrick, his wife and family rose from about €10 million in 2002 to roughly €100 million in 2007, and that the amount was artificially reduced for two weeks around the bank's year‑end by short‑term loans from other sources, including Irish Nationwide Building Society, without disclosure to auditors Ernst & Young, contrary to the 1990 Companies Act. Judge John Aylmer explained that progress was stalled by an unforeseen legal matter, and the jury will reconvene on 14 November after a week's break. The trial, originally scheduled for 12 weeks, had a 15‑member jury and had already seen two jurors excused for personal reasons. Sean FitzPatrick pleaded not guilty.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Legal issue to be "thrashed out" in Sean FitzPatrick trial, jury told. Charges or matters: 21 charges of making a misleading, false or deceptive statement to auditors and six charges of furnishing false information in the years 2002 to 2007. Procedural stage: trial
When:
- Monday November 14th Hearing Or Sentence
- 2002 to 2007 Other
- Christmas Other
- 2016-11-04 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: 21 charges of making a misleading, false or deceptive statement to auditors and six charges of furnishing false information in the years 2002 to 2007 (Alleged Or Contested)
Plea: Not guilty
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