Four bankers plead not guilty to conspiracy to defraud

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John Bowe, Willie McAteer, Denis Casey and Peter Fitzpatrick pleaded not guilty to conspiracy to defraud at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, reported on 10 May 2016.

The four former Anglo Irish Bank and Irish Life & Permanent executives were accused of conspiring to mislead investors through a €7.2 billion circular transaction scheme in 2008.

The trial was in its closing stages, with the prosecution outlining its case to the jury and further closing speeches due.