British tycoon Bernie Ecclestone former manager Formula 1, pleaded guilty before the judge to More than £400 million stolen (462 million euros) to the treasury of your country, He HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), for which he received sentenced to 17 months in prison and a fine of £653 million.
Ecclestonwho headed Formula 1 until 2017, was under investigation since 2015under fraud charge after without declaring a trust in Singapore. He businessman, 92 years old, came to civil agreement to replace this amount with interest.
Former Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone, 92, was sentenced to 17 months in prison after being found guilty of fraud and tax evasion amounting to £400 million.
But he will avoid jail if he pays up £652 million. https://t.co/u2C3GuR73n pic.twitter.com/UbsmmpZtHd
— 🏁【 Alert F1 】🏁 (@AlertaF1) October 12, 2023
English You don’t have to go to jail who was defended by his legal team, defending him old age (92 years), their medical problems and no risk to citizens. Ecclestone was due to testify again next month in London afterplead not guilty at first instance.
Former Formula 1 CEO said not given any credit within or outside the UK, but following a “complex and global” investigation, according to HMRC. It could be proven that this was not the case.
(according to information from Europe Press)
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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