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Potential jurors in Sean Fitzpatrick trial told not to serve if they held bank shares

Summary

In the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, former Anglo Irish Bank chairman Sean FitzPatrick, aged 66, pleaded not guilty to 27 counts under the Companies Act 1990 for failing to disclose the true value of loans from Irish Nationwide Building Society between 2002 and 2007 while he was an officer of Anglo Irish Bank. The court has instructed potential jurors that they should not serve if they directly held shares in any Irish bank. Judge Mary Ellen Ring has begun swearing in a jury for a trial that is scheduled to run until the end of May.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Potential jurors in Sean Fitzpatrick trial told not to serve if they held bank shares. Charges or matters: charges connected with failing to disclose the true value of loans given to him or people connected to him by Irish Nationwide Building Society from 2002 to 2007 while he was an officer of Anglo Irish Bank; 27 counts under the Companies Act 1990. Procedural stage: trial

When:

• 2002 to 2007 Other
• 2015-04-14 Publication

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