Four ex-Anglo bankers on trial accused “manifestly dishonest” scheme

Charged with conspiring to create impression deposits were around €7.2 bn euro

Former finance director Willie McAteer (pictured); John Bowe, the former head of capital markets at the bank; Denis Casey, the chief executive of IL&P; and Peter Fitzpatrick, IL&P's former director of finance, are on trial

Four former senior bankers from Anglo Irish Bank and Irish Life and Permanent have gone on trial accused of engaging in a “manifestly dishonest” scheme intended to fool Anglo's investors in 2008.

They are former Anglo finance director Willie McAteer (65) with an address at Greenrath, Co Tipperary; John Bowe (52) from Glasnevin in Dublin, who was head of capital markets at the bank; Denis Casey (56) from Raheny, Dublin who was chief ...