pete 2,499 Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 Newcastle United and West Ham raided by HMRC officers on Wednesday morning By Sky Sports News HQ Last Updated: 26/04/17 10:51am Offices at Newcastle and West Ham have been raided as part of an investigation into suspected tax and National Insurance fraud, Sky sources understand. HM Revenue and Customs officers were deployed in the raids, which included the training ground and main offices of Newcastle United at St James' Park and the London Stadium, home of West Ham. A number of arrests were made related to £5m of suspected Income Tax and National Insurance fraud, and Sky Sports News HQ understands that one of those was Newcastle's managing director Lee Charnley. A statement from HMRC read: "HMRC has arrested several men working within the professional football industry for a suspected Income Tax and National Insurance fraud. "180 HMRC officers have been deployed across the UK and France today. Investigators have searched a number of premises in the north east and south east of England and arrested the men and also seized business records, financial records, computers and mobile phones. "The French authorities are assisting the UK investigation, have made arrests and several locations have been searched in France. "This criminal investigation sends a clear message that, whoever you are, if you commit tax fraud you can expect to face the consequences. As this is an ongoing investigation HMRC is unable to provide any further detail at this time." I hope he is one of the ones arrested but he will probably have kept his fingers clean and let others take a fall. That is the way he normally works. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
aweebluesoandso 290 Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 He'll plead ignorance of the facts, let others take the fall. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
compo 6,190 Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 £5 million seems rather a small amount to be having early morning raids 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uilleam 5,460 Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 £5 million seems rather a small amount to be having early morning raids Hopefully, the thin end of a large judicial wedge for Gessler. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacK1950 2,234 Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 Could be the tip of the iceberg or maybe open the floodgates,probably see a lot of running for cover and much "ducking and diving" 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
forlanssister 3,050 Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 £5 million seems rather a small amount to be having early morning raids It was such a raid that unmasked our EBT woes. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RANGERRAB 3,278 Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 It was such a raid that unmasked our EBT woes. howcome ? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
forlanssister 3,050 Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 howcome ? City of London Police raided Ibrox while investigating dodgy transfer dealings connected to France (Boumsong deal) and uncovered the EBT side letters which they handed to HMRC, the rest is history as they say. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darthter 542 Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 City of London Police raided Ibrox while investigating dodgy transfer dealings connected to France (Boumsong deal) and uncovered the EBT side letters which they handed to HMRC, the rest is history as they say. So it's all Boumsong's fault 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
forlanssister 3,050 Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 So it's all Boumsong's fault More those who liked to conduct the club's transfer dealings through Willie McKay aka the Resting In My Account Loyal. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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