John Bowe and Denis Casey lose appeal over fraud conspiracy

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John Bowe and Denis Casey had their convictions for conspiracy to defraud upheld by the Court of Appeal on 30 June 2017, with their appeals dismissed. The case concerned transactions intended to mislead the public about Anglo Irish Bank’s financial position. Both men had been sentenced at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on 29 July 2016: Bowe received two years in prison and Casey two years and nine months.

The three-judge court found no fault with the trial judge’s rulings or jury directions and said their convictions were safe. The judgment also recorded that the transactions between Anglo Irish Bank and Irish Life Assurance Limited totalled €7.2 billion.