By Joe Murphy
Bernie Ecclestone, the former Formula One boss, will be charged with fraud by false representation following an HMRC investigation into his overseas assets believed to be worth more than £400 million. The Crown Prosecution Service announced the news lunchtime on Monday, a day after the 2022 Austrian Grand Prix.
After a complex and deep investigation that looked into possible criminal infringements, the CPS has authorised a charge against Eccleston of fraud by false representation in respect of his failure to declare to HMRC the existence of assets held overseas.
The man was already in deep water, after comments on UK national television in which he appeared to defend Vladimir Putin in the middle of the Ukraine crisis, despite later apologising.
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