NatWest Three

The NatWest Three, also known as the Enron Three, are the British businessmen Giles Darby, David Bermingham and Gary Mulgrew.[1] In 2002, they were indicted in Houston, Texas, on seven counts of wire fraud against their former employer, Greenwich NatWest, as part of the Enron scandal.[2]

After a high-profile battle in the British courts, the three men were extradited from the United Kingdom to the United States in 2006. On 28 November 2007, each pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud in exchange for the other charges being dropped.[3] On 22 February 2008, they were each sentenced to 37 months in prison. Initially they were jailed in the US, but were later repatriated to British prisons to serve out the rest of their sentences. They were released from custody in August 2010.

  1. ^ Freeman, Simon (21 February 2006). "Enron Three lose test case against extradition to US". The Times. London, UK. Retrieved 14 April 2008.[dead link](registration required)
  2. ^ "NatWest Three: the US indictment". BBC News. 12 July 2006. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  3. ^ Clark, Andrew (28 November 2007). "NatWest Three plead guilty to wire fraud". London, UK: Guardian Unlimited. Retrieved 16 November 2015.