A Price to Pay

In 2002, three British businessmen found themselves at the centre of the storm surrounding bankrupt energy giant Enron, when they awoke one morning to see themselves on breakfast news, accused by US prosecutors of defrauding their own bank in London. Under new extradition laws (designed to combat terrorism), the mere allegation of a crime was enough to depart them. The NatWest Three, as they became known, embarked upon a campaign against the new law, supported by a coalition of...
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In 2002, three British businessmen found themselves at the centre of the storm surrounding bankrupt energy giant Enron, when they awoke one morning to see themselves on breakfast news, accused by US prosecutors of defrauding their own bank in London. Under new extradition laws (designed to combat terrorism), the mere allegation of a crime was enough to depart them. The NatWest Three, as they became known, embarked upon a campaign against the new law, supported by a coalition of national newspapers, civil liberties groups, business leaders and politicians. They were ultimately unsuccessful, and were sent to face trial in Texas in July 2006. In this book David Bermingham tells for the first time their full story, including their time in America, with no holds barred.David Bermingham is one of the NatWest Three. He has frequently appeared on TV and radio and written for the press since 2002, A former officer in the Royal Artillery, he started working for NatWest in 1989. He currently lives with his wife and three children in Oxfordshire.