Irish Life and Permanent’s former finance director Peter Fitzpatrick has been cleared of a conspiracy to defraud charge.
He was one of four men accused of engaging in a dishonest scheme to mislead the public about Anglo Irish Bank’s health in 2008.
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Former Anglo executives Willie McAteer and John Bowe were found guilty of the same charge on Wednesday.
The jury acquitted Mr. Fitzpatrick after almost 47 hours of deliberations.
His former CEO Denis Casey remains in the dock and the jury has resumed its deliberations in relation to him.
