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Storrie charged with tax evasion | Storrie charged with tax evasion |
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Portsmouth Football Club chief executive Peter Storrie has been charged with tax evasion. | Portsmouth Football Club chief executive Peter Storrie has been charged with tax evasion. |
He is accused of concealing a signing-on fee for Amdy Faye by paying it via the midfielder's agent William McKay. | He is accused of concealing a signing-on fee for Amdy Faye by paying it via the midfielder's agent William McKay. |
Mr Storrie is due to appear at City of Westminster Magistrates' Court on 16 November, a spokesman for HM Revenue and Customs Prosecutions Office said. | |
It is alleged that Mr Faye was paid a £250,000 signing-on fee on which tax and national insurance was not paid. | It is alleged that Mr Faye was paid a £250,000 signing-on fee on which tax and national insurance was not paid. |
The charge relates to the transfer of the midfielder from French club Auxerre to Portsmouth for £1.5m in August 2003. | The charge relates to the transfer of the midfielder from French club Auxerre to Portsmouth for £1.5m in August 2003. |
'Clear name' | 'Clear name' |
Mr Storrie is alleged to have committed the offence between 1 July 2003 and 12 August 2005. | Mr Storrie is alleged to have committed the offence between 1 July 2003 and 12 August 2005. |
It is claimed the money was paid into the account of Mr McKay, who has also been questioned by police. He has not been charged with any offence. | It is claimed the money was paid into the account of Mr McKay, who has also been questioned by police. He has not been charged with any offence. |
Mr Storrie vowed to clear his name two weeks ago when he was informed of the decision to prosecute him. | Mr Storrie vowed to clear his name two weeks ago when he was informed of the decision to prosecute him. |
He has been on bail since being arrested in November 2007 on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud and false accounting. | He has been on bail since being arrested in November 2007 on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud and false accounting. |
The inquiry into Mr Storrie's finances was part of a wider investigation by City of London Police and HM Revenue and Customs into corruption in football, known as Operation Apprentice. | The inquiry into Mr Storrie's finances was part of a wider investigation by City of London Police and HM Revenue and Customs into corruption in football, known as Operation Apprentice. |