EX FORMULA ONE SUPREMO PLEADS GUILTY TO FRAUD AND ESCAPES PRISON
October 22nd, 2023
The former Chief Executive of the Formula One Group Bernie Ecclestone has plead guilty to a single charge of fraud by false representation over the alleged millions of GB pounds he had hidden from British tax authorities, Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC). Ecclestone had changed his original not guilty plea, a month before he was due to stand trial, allowing the ex-Formula 1 boss to escape prison. On October 12, Judge Simon Bryan instead sentenced him to 17 months' imprisonment suspended for two years at Southwark Crown Court. Ecclestone also paid ...
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