Source: SKY_Sports
Agent cleared by police
Skysports.com understands football agent Willie McKay has been cleared of any wrongdoing by the City of London Police following its investigation into alleged corruption in football.[LNB] McKay was one of a group of five men arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud and false accounting in November 2007.[LNB]The South Yorkshire-based agent has always claimed his innocence from any wrongdoing.[LNB]McKay, who had been on police bail pending further inquiries, is believed to have been freed from bail and no longer under arrest following investigations from the City of London Police.[LNB]A spokesperson for City of London Police confirmed: "A 49-year-old man arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud in November 2007 has been released from bail."[LNB]McKay has found himself in the spotlight since Lord Stevens' probe into alleged corruption in Football [LNB]The Scot was subsequently cleared of any wrongdoing by the Quest investigation in 2007, before the City of London Police launched its own investigation.[LNB]McKay was delighted to be finally cleared of any wrongdoing.[LNB]"I have always insisted I was innocent and I am delighted that I have been cleared at last," McKay told skysports.com.[LNB]"This has been hanging over me for two years and it has been a stain on my repuation so I am happy to be exonerated."[LNB]
