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Tuesday 22 September 2020
A disciplinary tribunal heard that the former Anglo Irish Bank chair had committed “misconduct of a serious nature”.
The former chief executive was this week jailed for six years.
David Drumm has became the fourth person to be jailed over his role in a bank fraud scheme 10 years ago.
The sentencing comes after one of the longest trials in the history of the State.
The trial has been one of the longest-running in the history of the State.
“It needs to be boss man to boss man.”
Today was the 30th day of the trial of former Anglo Irish Bank CEO David Drumm.
Drumm has pleaded not guilty to conspiring to defraud depositors and investors by “dishonestly” inflating Anglo’s deposits figure by €7.2 billion.
Judge Karen O’Connor discharged the jurors and thanked them for their attendance this morning.
Judge Martin Nolan told Dublin Circuit Criminal Court that he intends to direct the jury tomorrow to acquit Tiarnan O’Mahoney.
The trial of the former Anglo CEO has been one of the longest-running in the history of the State.
The Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement led the investigation.
It entered its 90th day today.
The former Anglo Irish Bank chairman is accused of misleading auditors about multimillion euro loans from the years 2002 to 2007.
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Judge John Aylmer said members must not seek out information on the case through social media.
The judge at a hearing today did note, however, that it would be hard for him to leave the state without being noticed.
Denis Casey, William McAteer and John Bowe were found guilty of conspiracy to defraud last month.
Drumm faces two trials here in Ireland.
Former executives Willie McAteer and John Bowe were today found guilty following the longest criminal trial in Irish history.
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The deputy’s challenge against the €31 billion promissory note deal was rejected by the High Court.
Tiarnan O’Mahoney (56) and Bernard Daly (67) were handed prison sentences last year.
The former Anglo CEO arrived on a flight from the US early this morning.
Drumm has offered to return to Ireland under strict bail conditions.
The former Anglo boss has had his latest appeal for bail rejected.
Another potential juror told Judge Martin Nolan he had “very strong views” on the issue.
The original sentence should not have been so severe, Mr Justice George Birmingham said today.
The Plymouth County Correctional Facility has housed infamous murderers and terrorists, and now, the former CEO of Anglo.
Drumm now remains in custody while he fights extradition to Ireland
A project manager who oversaw work on Drumm’s house has written a letter of support for the ex-Anglo chief.
His mother, in her letter of support, writes “you would probably say of course I would say great things…”.
Denis O’Brien, IBRC and an obsessive TD are all part of tangled web of controversy.
The inquiry into the sale of certain loans by the former Anglo Irish Bank is in trouble.
The alleged offences that Ireland wants to charge the former Anglo CEO with have been revealed for the first time.
The former Anglo Irish Bank CEO will appear in court on Tuesday for an extradition hearing.
Ajai Chopra claimed the ECB “went beyond its mandate” in letters sent by Jean-Claude Trichet to Brian Lenihan.
Matt Moran, CFO at the bank between 2004 and 2008, acknowledged that he was granted immunity from prosecution with regard to all affairs at Anglo.
He had been due to go on trial for 27 offences in October. It’ll now happen in May.
The three were found guilty on all charges.
IT’S A QUESTION that has been asked throughout the pandemic, but which has been raised again recently after the Oliver Bond Street party – would you call the Gardaí on your neighbours if you saw they broke Covid-19 restrictions on mass gatherings?
In the UK, junior minister for policing Kit Malthouse suggested that people should report their neighbours to the police if they’re concerned about gatherings that break the rules.
At the moment, Dublin is at Level Three which means that you can have visitors from one other household to your home or garden; while the rest of the country is at Level Two, which means you can have six visitors from up to three households to your home or garden.
So we’re asking you: Would you call the Gardaí if you saw your neighbours break Covid-19 restrictions on gatherings?
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