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Trial of former Anglo chairman will run into May, judge tells jury

Summary

The trial of former Anglo Irish Bank chairman Sean FitzPatrick, who is 68, is scheduled to continue into May. It began in September in the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court and was expected to finish by Christmas, but delays from legal arguments and the jury's absence pushed it back. The jury returned in December to hear evidence, and the trial is now on day 106. The prosecution alleges that FitzPatrick and his family artificially reduced multi‑million euro loans for two weeks around the bank's year‑end by taking short‑term loans from other sources, including Irish Nationwide Building Society, and failed to disclose these to auditors between 2002 and 2007. FitzPatrick denies all charges. He faces 27 offences under the 1990 Companies Act, including 22 for misleading auditors and five for furnishing false information.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Trial of former Anglo chairman will run into May, judge tells jury. Charges or matters: 27 offences under the 1990 Companies Act. Procedural stage: trial

When:

• April 24th Hearing Or Sentence
• June 9th Hearing Or Sentence
• July 7th Hearing Or Sentence
• 2002 to 2007 Other
• Christmas Other
• 2017-03-29 Publication

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Stage Trial

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