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Former Anglo Company Secretary refused bail pending appeal for conspiracy conviction
Summary
Bernard Daly, the former Anglo Irish Bank company secretary, was refused bail pending his appeal against a conspiracy conviction. Daly, 67, of Dublin, had pleaded not guilty to furnishing false information, conspiring to defraud the Revenue Commissioners, and conspiring to delete accounts from the bank's internal system. He was found guilty by a jury and sentenced to two years imprisonment by Judge Patrick McCartan on July 31. His lawyers argued the trial was unfair, specifically citing an inadequate accomplice warning regarding evidence from the bank's head of compliance, Mr Gillespie. The Court of Appeal, comprising Mr Justice George Birmingham, Mr Justice Garrett Sheehan, and Mr Justice Alan Mahon, ruled that the threshold for bail had not been met. However, the court noted that the substance of the accomplice warning argument could only be fully assessed once the trial transcript is available and did not rule out a fresh bail application at that time. The appeal hearing was fixed for January 11. Daly is currently detained in Mountjoy Prison. His co-accused, Tiarnan O'Mahoney, the bank's former Chief Operations Manager, who was jailed for three years in July, will seek bail later this week pending his own appeal.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Former Anglo Company Secretary refused bail pending appeal for conspiracy conviction. Charges or matters: furnishing false information and conspiring to defraud the Revenue Commissioners as well as conspiring to delete accounts from the bank's internal system. Procedural stage: appeal. Findings: Found guilty
When:
- July 31 Hearing Or Sentence
- January 11 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2015-10-07 Publication
Why: Mr Guerin said Daly should be admitted to bail because of the interests of justice, the strong chance of his appeal being successful, his age and the difficulties he was experiencing with prison life. CNI source report
Case subjects
Appellant
Charges: furnishing false information and conspiring to defraud the Revenue Commissioners as well as conspiring to delete accounts from the bank's internal system (Proven)
Plea: Not guilty
Finding: Found guilty
Outcome: Found guilty; He was found guilty by a jury and sentenced to two years imprisonment by Judge Patrick McCartan on July 31 last. Daly's co-accused and the bank's former Chief Operations Manager, Tiarnan O'Mahoney (56), of Glen Pines, Enniskerry, Co Wicklow, who was jailed for three years in July, will seek bail later this week pending his own appeal.
Appellant
Outcome: Tiarnan O'Mahoney (56), of Glen Pines, Enniskerry, Co Wicklow, who was jailed for three years in July, will seek bail later this week pending his own appeal.
Places mentioned
- Collins Avenue
- Dublin
- Enniskerry
- Wicklow
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
- Court of Appeal
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