David Drumm faces fraud charges before January trial

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David Drumm faces conspiracy to defraud charges at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, with the trial due to start on 10 January 2018, as reported on 13 November 2017. The charges relate to allegedly creating the impression that Anglo Irish Bank deposits in 2008 were €7.2 billion higher than they were. Drumm also faces a charge linked to the EU transparency directive and has not entered a plea. The court was told the trial could last up to five months, and Judge Karen O'Connor adjourned the matter for a pre-trial mention on 18 December.