Harry Redknapp to stand trial for tax evasion
Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp will stand trial in January for allegedly evading tax on £180,000 of his earnings.
Redknapp is accused of two counts of cheating the public revenue between 2002 and 2007 when he was at Portsmouth Football Club.
He will stand trial alongside former Portsmouth chairman Milan Mandaric, both of whom have always denied the charges.
Upon his arrest last year Redknapp released the following statement though his solicitor: “Harry has co-operated fully with investigators during the course of this inquiry and is confident of a successful outcome to these court proceedings”.
The Crown alleges that the payments were made “with intent to defraud and to the prejudice of HM Revenue and Customs as a result of or in connection with Henry James Redknapp’s employment and as a reward for services.”
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Innocent till proven guilty..
Innocent till proven guilty...
(and no, I'm not a Spurs fan!)
well you removed one for the right reasons at last
its probabaly sub judice but the court has important matters to decide - it will be interesting to see how the judge directs the jury on matters of law. is it possible that non contractual payments from a company participator to an employee fall outside the remit of income (or possibly ) other taxes - the fact that they went to an offshore account may or may not be material
Small potatoes
A drop in the Ocean compared to how much he earns, I wonder what the real issue is...?
shame on you
"Redknapp will need to be totally exonerated in the trial to have any chance of becoming the next England manager". What on earth does "totally exonerated" mean. The court will find him either guilty or not guilty. And what on earth does this case have to do with him becoming or not becoming the next England Manager, or even the one after, or the one after the one after. Talk about sensationalist nonsense.
What a waste
of public money. Ken Dodd all over again. (not Lester Piggot). Perhaps it's just a frightener to others. I still prefer brown envelopes in motorway service stations!
Removed for legal reasons
Previous comment removed on advice.