Redknapp cleared

Wednesday, 08/02/2012

Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp and former Portsmouth chairman Milan Mandaric have been cleared of tax evasion charges.

Redknapp had denied accepting untaxed bonus payments from Mandaric during their time at Pompey.

A jury also cleared Mandaric of two charges of cheating the public revenue. He had also denied the allegations.

Redknapp had denied avoided tax on any payments over £189,000 found in a Monaco bank account.

He was acquitted along with Mandaric at the end of a two week trial at Southwark Crown Court in London which brought to an end a five year police investigation that is said to have cost a total of £8m.

The jury accepted Redknapp and Mandaric’s evidence that the Monaco account in the name of Redknapp’s dog Rosie was nothing to do with football.

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