Fall from grace: Banking tycoon to criminal suspect

THE dawn arrest of Sean FitzPatrick completed the 10 sorrowful steps in a career which descended from banking prefect to criminal suspect.

Fall from grace: Banking tycoon to criminal suspect
Fri, 19 Mar, 2010 - 00:00
Conor Ryan Political Correspondent

The former chairman and chief executive of Anglo Irish Bank had been the driving force behind the bank which three years ago made profits of €1.2 billion.

However, the revelations of loans he took out with the bank and the bookkeeping habits at Anglo destroyed his legacy and forced him to resign in late-2008.

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