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| Report of fraud at Bury Football Club investigated | |
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| A fraud investigation has been launched involving Bury Football Club, police have confirmed. | A fraud investigation has been launched involving Bury Football Club, police have confirmed. |
| Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said it received a report of fraud on 18 June and inquiries were ongoing but no arrests had been made. | |
| The club were expelled from the English Football League (EFL) on 27 August after a late takeover bid from C&N Sporting Risk failed. | The club were expelled from the English Football League (EFL) on 27 August after a late takeover bid from C&N Sporting Risk failed. |
| Bury were the first club to drop out of the league since Maidstone in 1992. | Bury were the first club to drop out of the league since Maidstone in 1992. |
| The Greater Manchester club were members of the EFL for 125 years. | The Greater Manchester club were members of the EFL for 125 years. |
| The allegation of fraud was made to GMP exactly one month before current owner Steve Dale reached a Company Voluntary Arrangement to repay the club's creditors 25% of the £9m they owed. | |
| However, the arrangement was dependant on the Shakers being able to play their fixtures this season. | |
| The club were also handed a 12-point penalty by the EFL for entering into an insolvency agreement. | |
| The EFL was not satisfied Bury had provided sufficient evidence of their financial viability, so it postponed a string of the club's fixtures while it awaited "the clarity required". | |
| The club were given a deadline to complete a sale but after the bid collapsed, they were expelled from the league. | |
| Timeline: Bury's EFL demise | Timeline: Bury's EFL demise |