Prosecutors said on Monday that former Formula One driver Bernie Ecclestone had been charged with fraud for failing to declare more than £400 million ($477 million) of assets he held in the country. to the UK tax authorities.
Crown Prosecution Service said Ecclestone, 91, faced one count of fraud by misrepresenting facts.
“This follows a complex and worldwide criminal investigation by the Fraud Investigation Service of the Revenue and Customs (HMRC),” said Simon York, Director of Revenue and Customs Fraud Investigation Services (HMRC). HMRC.
The first hearing in his case will be held on 22 August at Westminster Magistrates Court in London.
