Anglo trio accused of hiding accounts

Three former Anglo Irish Bank officials have gone on trial accused of hiding accounts connected to former chairman Seán FitzPatrick in an alleged tax evasion scheme.

Ex-company secretary, Bernard Daly, aged 65, of Collins Avenue West, Whitehall, Dublin; ex-chief operations officer Tiarnan O’Mahoney, aged 54, of Glen Pines, Enniskerry, Co Wicklow; and Aoife Maguire, aged 60, of Rothe Abbey, South Circular Rd, Kilmainham, Dublin have pleaded not guilty to seven alleged offences committed in 2003 and 2004.

During the trial opening yesterday, the prosecution told the jury the case revolves around non-resident bank accounts. Revenue was investigating such accounts to see if they were bogus and if Dirt was owed as a result.