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Football boss to face tax lawsuit | Football boss to face tax lawsuit |
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The millionaire chairman of Leicester City is to be charged next month over a tax issue, Revenue and Customs has confirmed. | The millionaire chairman of Leicester City is to be charged next month over a tax issue, Revenue and Customs has confirmed. |
Milan Mandaric is accused of what tax officials have described as "cheating the public revenue". | Milan Mandaric is accused of what tax officials have described as "cheating the public revenue". |
Solicitors acting for the chairman, who denies any wrongdoing, have been told he will be charged in January. | Solicitors acting for the chairman, who denies any wrongdoing, have been told he will be charged in January. |
The allegation goes back to his time at Portsmouth Football Club where he was chairman from to 1998-2006. | The allegation goes back to his time at Portsmouth Football Club where he was chairman from to 1998-2006. |
He will face the charges alongside Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp. | He will face the charges alongside Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp. |
This is not a football matter, it is a private matter between me and Harry Redknapp Milan Mandaric | This is not a football matter, it is a private matter between me and Harry Redknapp Milan Mandaric |
A spokesperson for HM Revenue and Customs Prosecution Office said: "I can confirm that RCPO (Revenue and Customs Prosecution Office) have informed solicitors acting for Mr Redknapp and Mr Mandaric that a decision has been taken to charge them during the week commencing 11 January. | |
"The solicitors have been informed that their clients will be charged with cheating the revenue but the exact nature of the charge or charges has not yet been articulated. | "The solicitors have been informed that their clients will be charged with cheating the revenue but the exact nature of the charge or charges has not yet been articulated. |
"They will be informed of the exact nature of the charge or charges when charged during the week commencing 11 January." | "They will be informed of the exact nature of the charge or charges when charged during the week commencing 11 January." |
In a statement, Mr Mandaric said: "This is not a football matter, it is a private matter between me and Harry Redknapp. | In a statement, Mr Mandaric said: "This is not a football matter, it is a private matter between me and Harry Redknapp. |
"I've done nothing wrong and have instructed my legal team." | "I've done nothing wrong and have instructed my legal team." |
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