Ex-F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone to face £400m fraud charge next year
The 91-year-old is accused of failing to dec💮lare more than £400 million (roughly $650 million) in a Singapore trust account.
The charge was brought against 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Ecclestone in July after an investig🤪ation by HM Revenue and C🌠ustꦜoms (HMRC) into his finances between July 13, 2013 and October 5, 2016
Ecclestone denied the accusations in August when he appeared in Westminster Magis🐎trates’ Court, entering a not guilty plea.
During the short hearing, he was granted unconditional bail ahead of his next appearanc𓂃e at Southwark Crown Court.
He appeared in Southwark Crown Court onღ Tuesday, with his wife, Fabiana, and was charged with a single count of fraud by false representation.
Judge Debroah Taylor has set a fixed trial date for ▨October 9, 2023,ꦺ and also confirmed that Ecclestone may not be required “to be present throughout”.
Prosecutor Alexander L🌠anghorn expects the trial to last for up to six weekends, however, it could be completed over half days due to his age.
Ecclestone ran F1 for over 40 years from the late 1970s until his reign ended in 2017 fo😼llowing Liberty Media’s takeover of the sport.🌄
He made the media headlines earlier in the year after being arrested in 1🏅68澳洲幸运5官෴方开奖结果历史:Brazil for illegally carrying a gun, before being 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:forced to apologise for defending Russian president Vladimir Putin.
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