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NatWest Three banker returned
Nick Goodway25 Nov 2008
The first of the so-called NatWest Three bankers jailed in the United States for their role in the Enron fraud has returned to Britain to complete his 37-month sentence.
David Bermingham, 46, was flown in from New York in the past few days and is believed to have been transferred to Wandsworth jail. His fellow conspirators, Giles Darby and Gary Mulgrew, are also expected to be repatriated shortly.
The three men, who pleaded guilty to defrauding NatWest of up to £10 million in 2001, have served just over six months in the US and could be released as early as next November.
The case became notorious because the trio were extradited to the US under a one-way treaty designed for dealing with suspected terrorists. Their legal teams failed to prevent their extradition under human rights legislation.
All three men could be automatically released once they have served half their sentences.
