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Anglo exec told AIB that regulator was aware of proposed "back to back" transaction
Summary
In a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court hearing, former Anglo Irish Bank chief executive David Drumm, aged 51, pleaded not guilty to conspiracy and false accounting charges. He is accused of colluding with former bank officials to defraud depositors and investors by falsely claiming Anglo's 2008 deposits were €7.2 billion larger than they were. The case also involves allegations that Drumm and others dishonestly created the impression of a larger deposit base. A senior AIB officer, John O'Donnell, testified that Anglo's chief financial officer Matt Moran had informed him that the financial regulator was aware of a proposed "back‑to‑back" transaction between Anglo and AIB. O'Donnell described how the proposal was discussed in an AIB meeting on 27 March 2008, noting that both regulatory and board approval would be required. The trial, presided over by Judge Karen O'Connor, is in its twelfth week with a jury of ten men and four women.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Anglo exec told AIB that regulator was aware of proposed "back to back" transaction. Charges or matters: conspiring with former bank officials Denis Casey, William McAteer, John Bowe and others to defraud depositors and investors at Anglo by "dishonestly" creating the impression that deposits in 2008 were €7.2 billion larger than they were; false accounting on December 3, 2008, by furnishing information to the market that Anglo's 2008 deposits were €7.2 billion larger than they were. Procedural stage: trial
When:
- March 2008 Other
- March 27, 2008 Other
- December 3, 2008 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2018-04-26 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: conspiring with former bank officials Denis Casey, William McAteer, John Bowe and others to defraud depositors and investors at Anglo by "dishonestly" creating the impression that deposits in 2008 were €7.2 billion larger than they were; false accounting on December 3, 2008, by furnishing information to the market that Anglo's 2008 deposits were €7.2 billion larger than they were (Alleged Or Contested)
Plea: Not guilty
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