Drumm could face up to 33 charges if extradited from US

Former Anglo Irish Bank chief executive David Drumm could face 33 criminal charges in Ireland if the authorities succeed in extraditing him from the US.

Court documents released in Massachusetts outline in detail the counts against Mr Drumm in connection with the collapse of Anglo during the financial crisis. The charges carry penalties ranging from five years behind bars to an unlimited prison term.

The counts were published by Massachusetts district court on the day of Mr Drumm’s first scheduled extradition hearing following his arrest in the US last week. According to the court papers, an arrest warrant was issued for each separate charge on June 27, 2013, by a judge in Dublin.