limeburner 0 Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 They may feel the case is far to complex for your run of the mill juror and are trying to simplify things ,as it were. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilledbear 16 Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 (edited) The Crown Office has said it will raise fresh charges against the former Rangers oldco administrators. David Whitehouse and Paul Clark were accused alongside former owner Craig Whyte, 44, ex-chief executive Charles Green, 62, and three other men over a number of allegations relating to their dealings with the club. On Monday, a judge at the High Court in Edinburgh dismissed the remaining charges against the two Duff and Phelps employees. It comes two weeks after the Crown dropped five charges against the pair. The Crown on Monday dismissed charge three on the indictment against the pair, which accused them of not disclosing the identity of a "person engaged in money laundering". The prosecution also deserted the other allegation they faced pro loco et tempore, meaning the procurator fiscal could return to it at a later date. On Monday afternoon, the Crown then released a statement of their intention to bring a fresh indictment against Whitehouse, Clark and Green. A spokesman for the Crown said: "It is not the case that charges have been dropped. "The charges against Paul Clark and David Whitehouse in the current indictment were dismissed. "The Crown will proceed to raise a fresh indictment against Paul Clark, David Whitehouse and Charles Green in due course and within the statutory time limits." Whitehouse and Clark were accused in the charge which was desterted pro loco et tempore of conspiring with Whyte, Green and former Rangers finance director Imran Ahmad to defraud the club’s creditors of funds and assets. It was also alleged in this charge the pair allowed Whyte, Green and Ahmad to acquire the club at "significantly below the true market value". The charge claimed Ahmad paid Clark and Whitehouse an exclusivity fee of £200,000 as the joint administrators of oldco Rangers. Whyte, Green, David Grier, Gary Withey, 51, and Ahmad still face a number of charges relating to their dealings with the club. http://bit.ly/1Qxkz3V Edited February 22, 2016 by chilledbear 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
aweebluesoandso 290 Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 Looks like lesser charges to follow for this pair, guilty plea, slap on the wrist? Then plastic surgery, new identity and witness. protection scheme,. Kojak Loyal. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
compo 6,215 Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 Fraud charges are very hard to prosecute in front of a jury , very , very hard . 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinstein 294 Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 Fraud charges are very hard to prosecute in front of a jury , very , very hard . are there not special courts for complex fraud charges. No jury ?.......................or am I havering (wouldn't be like me mind you!) 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
boabie 230 Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 are there not special courts for complex fraud charges. No jury ?.......................or am I havering (wouldn't be like me mind you!) Accused persons have the right to face trial and be judged by their peers. I'd be very surprised if any criminal trial in Scotland could be held in the manner you mention. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the gunslinger 3,366 Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 That's a blow 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig 5,199 Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 That's a blow The Crown have already said they will bring fresh charges to bear on these two, so I'm not so sure it is a blow. Depends on what the fresh charges are I guess. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the gunslinger 3,366 Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 Hadn't read that far. Let's hope they have turned snitch or some such. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacK1950 2,249 Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 It is a complex case with many ups and downs to come, just hope the main two get what's coming to them. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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