Source: SKY_Sports
Storrie charged by police
// A bit of a hack but it works// The article snippet is wrapped onto a second line, even when #article-sub is emptyif( $("div#article-sub").children().length == 0 ) {$("div#article-sub").remove();} Portsmouth chief executive Peter Storrie has been charged with tax evasion by the City of London Police.[LNB] Storrie has been on bail since being arrested in November 2007 on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud and false accounting.[LNB]He has now been formally charged as part of the ongoing investigation into corruption in football, with prosecutors accusing him of concealing a signing-on fee for Amdy Faye.[LNB]Midfielder Faye joined Pompey from Auxerre in 2003 for £1.5million but it is claimed that Storrie arranged a signing-on fee of £250,000.[LNB]This was to be paid via agent Willie McKay between July 2003 and August 2005. [LNB]It is alleged this was a means of avoiding tax and national insurance contributions. [LNB]A spokesman for HM Revenue and Customs Prosecution Office (RCPO) has confirmed Storrie will appear at City of Westminster Magistrates' Court on 16th November. [LNB]Storrie recently reacted with astonishment to news of the charge and vowed to clear his name.[LNB]
