FitzPatrick’s struggles with the criminal justice system are far from over

The acquittal of bankrupt former banker Seán FitzPatrick has not ended his struggles with the criminal justice system.

On Wednesday, he was cleared of charges relating to the illegal lending of €450m to a group of investors nicknamed the Maple Ten.

Last week, Judge Martin Nolan directed that the other charges he was facing for lending money to the Quinn family should be dismissed by the jury.