The prosecution has finished its evidence in the trial of three former Anglo Irish Bank officials accused of hiding accounts from the Revenue in an alleged tax evasion scheme
On the final day of prosecution evidence at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court the jury heard that one of the accused, former chief operations officer Tiarnan O'Mahoney, denied ever asking a subordinate to remove a name from a list of accounts which were being provided to Revenue as part of its investigation into bogus non-resident accounts.
Mr O'Mahoney joined with his two co-accused in either denying or saying he couldn't recall his involvement in the concealment of accounts from Revenue during garda interview.
He also said he never discussed the matter with former Anglo chairman Sean FitzPatrick. The trial has previously heard that the accounts in question were all connected to Mr FitzPatrick in some way.
Evidence in the trial has lasted 23 days so far with frequent breaks for legal argument. The jury will hear later this week if the defence intends to call any witnesses.
Mr O'Mahoney (56) of Glen Pines, Enniskerry, Co Wicklow, former company secretary Bernard Daly (67) of Collins Avenue West, Whitehall, Dublin, and former assistant manager Aoife Maguire (62) of Rothe Abbey, South Circular Road, Kilmainham, Dublin have pleaded not guilty to seven counts at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.
It is alleged that they hid or omitted accounts, connected to Mr FitzPatrick from Anglo's Core Banking System (CBS) or from documentation provided to Revenue between 2003 and 2004.
