Ex-F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone to face £400m fraud charge next year
The 91-yeaꦗr-old is accused of failing to declare more than £400 million (roughly $650 million) in a Singapore trust account.
The charge was brought against 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Ecclestone in July after an investiga﷽tion by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) into his finances between🌜 July 13, 2013 and October 5, 2016
Ecclestone denied the a🐈ccusations in August when he appeared inꦗ Westminster Magistrates’ Court, entering a not guilty plea.
During the short hearing, he was granted uncond♛itional bail ahead of his next appearanc📖e at Southwark Crown Court.
He appeared in Southwark Cro🎐wn Court on Tuesday, with his wife, Fabiana, and was charged with a single count of fraud by false𒁏 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 thro☂ughout”.
Prosecutor Alexander Langhorn 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 i✨n 2017 following Liberty Media’s takeover of the sport.
He made the media headlines earlier in the year after being arrested in 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Brazil for illegally carrying a gun, before being 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:forced to apologise for defending Russian president Vladimir Putin.
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