Interested in maladministration. Estd. 2005
Brian Lenihan was asked on Prime Time why it was taking so long to see results from investigations into Anglo Irish Bank when the US authorities could charge, convict and send Bernie Madoff in six months. He said he was frustrated that bankers haven’t been jailed yet, that there was a massive ongoing police investigation … Continue reading “Sean Fitzpatrick will never be charged”
Green Party leader and Minister for the Environment, John Gormley was crystal clear on how the Government is going to deal with Sean Fitzpatrick (Six One News, 6th report). He will be pursued for every penny and I’m very confident that the Minister for Finance will do that. He will not spare Mr. Fitzpatrick and … Continue reading “Corruption, ignorance and political naivity will see Fitzpatrick off the hook”
Report in Sunday Independent. On the nationalization of Irish Anglo Bank. ” It’s a very sad day, but there’s really nothing else I have to say on that.” (Well, what else is there to say?) On his loans. “Of course. If I borrowed money, I do intend to pay it back.” (Note the word ‘intend’). … Continue reading “Ahhh…Poor Seanie”
Judgement has been granted in favour of seven people who invested almost €13m with businessman Breifne O’Brien who misappropriated the funds in an alleged ‘Pyramid’ scheme. The presiding Judge directed that the Garda Bureau of Fraud Investigation be given details of the court proceedings. The judge also granted a new injunction requiring Breifne O’Brien not … Continue reading “Fitzpatrick has nothing to fear”
The chairman of Anglo Irish Bank, Sean Fitzpatrick, is being investigated by the Irish Stock Exchange over allegations of insider trading. The investigation will, of course, be a farce. The ISE, like the Financial Regulator, doesn’t really do regulation. Fitzpatrick bought €1.1 million worth of Anglo Irish shares after talks had opened between the banks, … Continue reading “Fitzpatrick – Tripped up by his ego”
By Anthony Sheridan David Aminu committed a crime by defrauding the Department of Social Welfare of €136,000 in welfare payments. The crime came to light in 2015 when Mr. Aminu wrote to the Dept. admitting his crime and offered to repay the stolen funds. An immediate Garda investigation was launched as … Continue reading “No law for the powerful, strict enforcement for decent citizens”
By Anthony Sheridan The following very serious allegations of criminal activity emerged during the recent Sean Fitzpatrick trial. The deliberate destruction of evidence. The coaching of witnesses. The altering of witness statements. The former solicitor for the Office of Corporate Enforcement (ODCE), Mr. Kevin O’Connell has admitted that he destroyed evidence. It has been … Continue reading “State failing in its duty to enforce law”
By Anthony Sheridan RTE continues its alarming lurch from the status of national broadcaster to that of a broadcaster servile to the requirements and defence of politicians and other powerful figures in Irish society. The station’s disgraceful coverage of the collapse of the Sean Fitzpatrick trial is just the latest example … Continue reading “RTE: Blatant censorship and manipulation of news”
I have reproduced below the full text of an article in today’s Irish Times by Vincent Browne regarding the evidence given by former Financial Regulator, Patrick Neary, during the recent Anglo trial. The article is very important because it clearly illustrates just how rotten our political/administrative system has become over recent decades. Neary makes no … Continue reading “Patrick Neary: A warped mind-set that is by no means unique”
From the Attic archives. When the criminal politician and traitor Haughey died in 2006 various ‘pillars of society’ were asked to assess his record. The following is the assessment of the bankster Sean Fitzpatrick taken from the Sunday Tribune, 18 June 2006. He was a big picture man, who certainly had his faults. There were … Continue reading “What the bankster thought of the gangster”