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"A very sick bank": Three former Anglo officials jailed for conspiring to conceal accounts sought by Revenue

Summary

Three former Anglo Irish Bank officials—Tiarnan O'Mahoney, Bernard Daly and Aoife Maguire—were sentenced by the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to three years, two years and 18 months respectively for conspiring to conceal or alter bank accounts sought by Revenue. The jury found them guilty on all charges after a two‑month trial and nearly seven hours of deliberation. The judge noted that the conspiracy offence has no statutory maximum, but applied a five‑year cap for all offences in the same scheme. Sentences began immediately. The court heard that the officials had acted to hide accounts linked to former chairman Sean FitzPatrick from Revenue's investigation into non‑resident accounts potentially liable for Deposit Interest Retention Tax. The judge described Anglo as a "very sick bank" and praised the integrity of the bank's IT staff who refused to delete the accounts, leading to their production as evidence. Aoife Maguire pleaded not guilty.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: "A very sick bank": Three former Anglo officials jailed for conspiring to conceal accounts sought by Revenue. Charges or matters: conspiracy to conceal or alter bank accounts. Procedural stage: sentence. Findings: Found guilty

When:

• March 2003 Hearing Or Sentence
• November 2003 Hearing Or Sentence
• October 2003 Other
• 2003 and 2004 Other
• 1995 and 1999 Other
• 2015-08-01 Publication

Why: " He said it was a very difficult case to sentence because the accused had impeccably good characters. CNI source report

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