Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp has been charged with two counts of cheating
the public revenue, his lawyer Ian Burton has confirmed.
A
statement from the Crown Prosecution Service read: ''Henry (Harry)
Redknapp, the former football manager of Portsmouth City Football Club,
has today been charged with two counts of cheating the public revenue.
''The
CPS Revenue and Customs Division decided there was sufficient evidence
and it was in the public interest to charge Mr Redknapp. He is jointly
charged with Milan Mandaric, the former chairman of Portsmouth City
Football Club, following an investigation by the City of London Police
and HM Revenue & Customs.''
''The charges concern two
payments, totalling USD$295,000, from Mr Mandaric to Mr Redknapp via a
bank account in Monaco, evading the tax and national insurance
contributions due between 1 April 2002 and 28 November 2007. The
payments were in relation to Mr Redknapp's employment. He will appear
at the City of Westminster Magistrates' Court on 11 February.''