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Prosecution case against former Anglo chairman to finish this week

Summary

The prosecution case against former Anglo Irish Bank chairman Sean FitzPatrick, aged 68, is set to finish this week after a protracted trial that began in September 2016. The trial, held in the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, was delayed by weeks of legal argument and the absence of a jury, with evidence only presented in December. In February the case reached its 90th day, longer than any other criminal trial. 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 has pleaded not guilty to 27 offences under the 1990 Companies Act, including 22 charges of misleading auditors and five of furnishing false information.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Prosecution case against former Anglo chairman to finish this week. Charges or matters: 27 offences under the 1990 Companies Act. Procedural stage: trial

When:

• 2002 to 2007 Other
• Christmas Other
• 2017-04-24 Publication

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Stage Trial

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