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# Courts
Pat Whelan fined €3k for failing to keep proper record of fraudulent €8m loan
His colleague William McAteer will be sentenced next week.
# Anglo
Pat Whelan and Willie McAteer arrested over alleged €8m Anglo fraud
The two were charged at the Courts of Criminal Justice this morning.
# Anglo Trial
Former Anglo executives to be sentenced today
The two were found guilty in April, but sentencing was adjourned to assess their suitability for community service.
Voices
Opinion: Who was to blame – Anglo or the Financial Regulator? It's a false dichotomy.
No jail time for convicted Anglo pair because Judge Nolan believes they were led into ‘error and illegality’ by the Financial Regulator? Well, the Anglo Tapes tell a very different story.
# walking free
No jail time for convicted Anglo pair, judge says prison sentences would be ‘incredibly unjust’
Pat Whelan and Willie McAteer will now be assessed for suitability for community service.
# Anglo Trial
Convicted Anglo bankers will be sentenced at 3.45 pm this afternoon
Pat Whelan and Willie McAteer were convicted 11 days ago of providing the illegal loans to the ‘Maple 10′ developers so they could buy shares in Anglo.
# another day
No sentence yet for Anglo pair as court hears more back and forth about legal advice
Anglo’s former lawyer told today’s sentencing hearing that he he did not know that the bank were intending to lend to the ‘Maple 10′ developers.
# Anglo Trial
Anglo pair in court to face sentencing for illegal loan scheme
Willie McAteer and Pat Whelan will find out today if they are to face a jail term.
# Anglo Trial
The Anglo verdicts are in...but what next for the banking inquiry, David Drumm and Seán Fitz?
A parliamentary inquiry into the banking crisis could kick off by the end of this year.
# Anglo Trial
Waiting game at the Anglo trial: 'You never can guess when a jury will make up their mind'
The spotlight over the past seven days was on the seven women and five men who were to decide whether to convict three of Ireland’s former bankers on charges relating to illegal loans.
# Anglo Trial
Ireland sees first bankers convicted of giving illegal loans
Pat Whelan and Willie McAteer found guilty of giving loans to the Maple 10 but not guilty in relation to dealings with the Quinn family.
# Anglo Trial
Anglo pair could each face five years in prison for each offence
The charges carry a penalty of up to five years in prison and/or a fine of up to €30,000 per offence.
# Anglo Trial
Anglo jury continue deliberations on charges against Willie McAteer and Pat Whelan today
Yesterday, former CEO and Chairman of Anglo Irish Bank Sean FitzPatrick was found not guilty on all charges.
# Verdict
Sean FitzPatrick thanks jury as he is found not guilty at Anglo trial
FitzPatrick did not react as the verdict was read out but read a statement to reporters outside the courtroom.
# deliberations
Judge tells Anglo jury: It's ok if you reach a majority verdict
The jury has been deliberating since Friday afternoon.
# Anglo Irish Bank
Jury yet to reach a verdict in Anglo trial
Today is day 45 of the trial which has heard evidence from 54 witnesses.
# Anglo
Anglo jury to resume deliberations today
The jury deliberated for six hours yesterday and will resume this morning.
# Anglo Trial
No verdict yet in Anglo trial as jury goes home for the day
It was the first full day of deliberations in the trial of three former senior executives of Anglo Irish Bank.
# Anglo Trial
Anglo trial hears Seán Fitzpatrick regretted ‘not being more involved’ in Maple 10 deal
Former CFO Matt Moran says that Fitzpatrick expressed concern about the terms of the loan deal.
# Anglo Trial
Dubai connection: How Anglo executives travelled to the Middle East but couldn’t get funding
Details of the plan were given by former CFO Matt Moran who confirmed today that he was given immunity from prosecution.
# Anglo Trial
"Regulator squared" – Internal Anglo email details Maple 10 plan
The chief executive of Anglo UK Declan Quilligan said that six months after the ‘Maple 10′ deal it was “held up as an example of bad governance”. “I never felt that,” he said in court today.
# Recap
Heroes, fools and CFDs: 7 things we heard at the Anglo Trial this week
A look back at seven days of evidence at the Criminal Courts of Justice.
# Anglo Trial
Back in 2008, the Maple 10 were the ’10 heroes’ of Anglo
That’s according to a hand written changes to a letter authorising loans to the developers.
# Anglo Trial
The strange, unruffled atmosphere of Court 19
With more than three months to go, the trial of three former senior executives at Anglo Irish Bank will be a marathon and not a sprint.
# Anglo Trial
Sean Quinn told the Financial Regulator: “Sean Quinn needs to be reined in”
At a small meeting in February 2008, Sean Quinn told the Financial Regulator that he had been greedy, the court at the Anglo trial heard.
# day 3
Sean Quinn paid a high price for investing in that bank, Anglo trial is told
The Anglo trial heard Sean Quinn lost at least €2.4 billion in his investment in Anglo Irish Bank.
# Anglo
He's up: Sean Quinn likely to appear before Anglo trial today
The one-time richest man in Ireland will be the first high-profile witnesses in the case.
# Anglo Trial
What happened on the furious phone call between Sean Quinn and Anglo bosses
The phone call in July 2008 ended either when David Drumm of Anglo walked out or when Sean Quinn hung up, the court at the Anglo trial heard.
# Anglo Trial
Anglo board usually met 8-10 times a year - but they met 33 times in 2008
The court at the Anglo trial heard how the share price of the bank dropped dramatically from more than €17 euro to less than 20 cent.
# Anglo Trial
"You have the dubious honour of being the first witness in this case"
From an economist to the company secretary of Anglo, the first four witnesses appeared today at the trial of three former executives at the bank.
# day 1
Here’s what happened on the first day of the Anglo trial
Seán FitzPatrick, Willie McAteer and Pat Whelan are all on trial in a case expected to last four months.
# Courts
Trial of three former Anglo Irish Bank executives begins today
Seán Fitzpatrick, William McAteer, and Pat Whelan face charges of unlawfully providing financial assistance.
# Anglo Irish Bank
Explainer: Why is Sean Fitzpatrick in court next month?
There have been numerous court appearances. So, what happens now?
# Courts
Trial date for Seán Fitzpatrick and former Anglo execs to be set shortly
Proceedings are expected to last between three and six months.
# Anglo case
Pics: Seán FitzPatrick and former Anglo execs back in court
The former head of the now defunct bank was back in court today ahead of his and two other former bank executives’ trial next year.
# Anglo
Pics: Seán FitzPatrick back in court as Anglo trial date set for January 2014
The former chief of the now defunct bank appeared with two other former directors at the Circuit Criminal Court today as a trial date was provisionally set for next year.
# Anglo in court
Seánie, Willie and Pat: Morning in the dock for three wise men of Anglo
Three men who once headed the best bank in the world sat together but in silence in the dock at Dublin District Court yesterday.
# Anglo
FitzPatrick and two other former Anglo execs sent forward for trial
Seán FitzPatrick and two other former executives of Anglo Irish Bank appeared in court in Dublin today as they each face 16 charges of providing unlawful financial assistance four years ago.
# Anglo worldwide
Roundup: How has the world reacted to the latest Anglo arrests?
The Anglo Irish Bank arrests may be big news in Ireland, but what does the rest of the world think about it?
# In Pictures
GALLERY: Anglo executives arrested and charged
Willie McAteer and Pat Whelan were arrested and charged yesterday and, this morning, former chairman Seán Fitzpatrick was detained at Dublin Airport by Gardaí.