Sean FitzPatrick trial adjourned over auditor offences

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Sean FitzPatrick’s trial for misleading auditors and furnishing false information was adjourned on 28 February 2017, with the court told it might continue until April. The charges concern multi-million-euro loans involving him and connected people between 2002 and 2007.

FitzPatrick has pleaded not guilty. The jury was sent away until 13 March while lawyers dealt with another legal issue, and auditor Vincent Bergin completed his evidence.