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| Footballer Nile Ranger charged with fraud and money laundering | Footballer Nile Ranger charged with fraud and money laundering |
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| A footballer has been charged over an alleged scam involving a vulnerable person's bank details being taken so their savings could be accessed. | A footballer has been charged over an alleged scam involving a vulnerable person's bank details being taken so their savings could be accessed. |
| Southend United striker Nile Ranger, 25, has been charged with conspiracy to defraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering, police said. | Southend United striker Nile Ranger, 25, has been charged with conspiracy to defraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering, police said. |
| The offences are alleged to have been committed in February 2015. | The offences are alleged to have been committed in February 2015. |
| Mr Ranger appeared alongside two other defendants at Highbury Corner Magistrates' Court earlier. | Mr Ranger appeared alongside two other defendants at Highbury Corner Magistrates' Court earlier. |
| Aseany Duncan, 19, was charged with possessing the personal bank details of 500 people on his phone for the use of fraud. | Aseany Duncan, 19, was charged with possessing the personal bank details of 500 people on his phone for the use of fraud. |
| He was also charged with conspiracy to defraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering alongside Mr Ranger and Reanne Morgan, 18. | He was also charged with conspiracy to defraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering alongside Mr Ranger and Reanne Morgan, 18. |
| The case will next be heard at Wood Green Crown Court in the New Year. | The case will next be heard at Wood Green Crown Court in the New Year. |
| Southend United have said Mr Ranger will continue to be available for selection at the League One club. | |
| Read more on this story and other Essex news | Read more on this story and other Essex news |
| Mr Ranger, of Bounds Green, north London, signed a new three-and-a-half year contract with Southend at the start of this month, having started his career at Newcastle United before moving to Swindon Town and then Blackpool. | |
| He joined Southend in the summer after a trial, having not played a first-team game since November 2014 while at Blackpool. | He joined Southend in the summer after a trial, having not played a first-team game since November 2014 while at Blackpool. |