Source: Daily_Mail
Redknapp and former Pompey chief Mandaric in court over tax evasion
Premier League manager Harry Redknapp and former Portsmouth chairman MilanMandaric will appear in court today charged with tax evasion.[LNB]Tottenham boss Redknapp, 62, and Mandaric, 71, are jointly accused of two counts of cheating the public revenue.[LNB]The charges concern two payments, totalling £183,000, from Mandaric to Redknapp via a bank account in Monaco, allegedly evading the tax and National Insurance contributions due between April 1 2002 and November 28 2007.[LNB] Accused: Ex-Pompey chiefs Milan Mandaric (left) and Harry Redknapp[LNB]Former Pompey manager Redknapp and Mandaric, now owner of Leicester City, were charged on separate dates last month. Both men denied any wrong-doing.[LNB]The Crown Prosecution Service said the charges followed an investigation by the City of London Police and HM Revenue and Customs.[LNB]The pair are due to appear at City of Westminster Magistrates' Court in London. It will be the first time they have faced a court in relation to the charges.[LNB]Yesterday, Portsmouth were given a stay of execution as bosses were granted extra time to fight a winding-up petition.[LNB] PLooking for a new buyer: Portsmouth's chief executive Peter Storrie[LNB]The relegation-threatened Premier League side faced High Court proceedings over a multi-million pound unpaid tax bill after talks with Revenue and Customs officers failed.[LNB]It now has one week to draw up a statement of its financial affairs. [LNB]Chief executive Peter Storrie said Pompey is hopeful of finding a new owner - which would be its fifth this season - and the bill could then be paid.[LNB] 'Insolvent' Portsmouth given a week to live at High Court showdownPompey granted seven-day reprieve in desperate bid to avoid going bustPortsmouth D-Day: Crisis club fighting for their future at the High CourtWolves 1 Spurs 0: Jones' winner fires McCarthy's men out of bottom threePORTSMOUTH FC
