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Jurors in Sean FitzPatrick trial told to return in the new year
Summary
The trial of former Anglo Irish Bank chairman Sean FitzPatrick, who is accused of misleading auditors about multi‑million euro loans, is set to resume in evidence on 11 January after a bereavement of Judge John Aymler. The case, which began in September with a 15‑member jury, has been delayed by extensive legal argument, with over 50 days spent on proceedings and the trial now expected to run until the end of February. FitzPatrick, aged 68, has pleaded not guilty to 21 charges of making misleading statements to auditors and six charges of furnishing false information between 2002 and 2007. Prosecutor Dominic McGinn SC has argued that loans taken by FitzPatrick and his family rose from about €10 million in 2002 to roughly €100 million in 2007, and that the bank's auditors were not informed of short‑term loans that artificially reduced the loan amounts for a two‑week period around the bank's financial year‑end.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Jurors in Sean FitzPatrick trial told to return in the new year. 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:
- January 11th Hearing Or Sentence
- 2002 to 2007 Other
- new year Other
- Christmas Other
- 2016-12-19 Publication
Why: He told the jurors that the case is "overrunning to a significant extent" because of continuing legal argument. CNI source report
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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