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Inclusion of €7.2bn transaction "misleading and inaccurate", expert tells Drumm trial
Summary
The trial of David Drumm, former Anglo Irish Bank CEO, continued before Judge Karen O'Connor and a jury, with the defendant pleading not guilty to conspiring with former officials Denis Casey, William McAteer, John Bowe, and others to defraud depositors and investors. He is also charged with false accounting on December 3, 2008, allegedly by furnishing information that Anglo's 2008 deposits were €7.2 billion larger than they were. On day 71, State expert witness Dan Taylor of BDO testified that including a €7.2bn transaction in the bank's preliminary stock exchange announcement was "misleading and inaccurate." Taylor stated the announcement lacked specific disclosure regarding transactions with Irish Life and Permanent (ILP) and that these transactions lacked commercial substance. Drumm accepts the transactions occurred but disputes they were fraudulent or dishonest. Judge O'Connor reminded the jury that they must decide the weight of the expert evidence, noting it is a trial by jury, not by accountant. The matter remains at the trial stage and has not been finalised.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Inclusion of €7.2bn transaction "misleading and inaccurate", expert tells Drumm trial. 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:
- December 3, 2008 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2018-05-09 Publication
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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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