Brady and Sullivan in the clear; Blues bosses face no action after probe: Brady and Sullivan in the clear.Byline: Christina Savvas BIRMINGHAM City managing director Karren Brady and coowner David Sullivan today discovered they will not face prosecution over alleged corruption in football after a two-year police investigation. Lawyers have told the pair no further action will be taken against them as part of the probe into suspected tax irregularities. The two were arrested by City of London Police The City of London Police is the Home Office police force responsible for the City of London, including the Middle and Inner Temple. (The Metropolitan Police is responsible for the rest of London, excluding the railways and underground system, which are policed by the British officers as part of a wider investigation into corruption in football. In a statement released this afternoon the club said: "David Sullivan and Karren Brady are pleased to confirm that following a two-year investigation by City of London Police and Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs HMRC was formed by a merger of the Inland Revenue and Her Majesty's Customs and Excise and came into formal existence on 18 April 2005. Departmental responsibilities The department is responsible for the administration and collection of direct taxes including income tax and into Birmingham City Football Club, they have today received written confirmation that a decision has been taken that no proceedings will be instituted. Whilst always confident of this outcome, the period of the investigation was understandably a stressful time and David and Karren The Karren is a mountain in Bregenzerwald, part of the Northern Limestone Alps in Vorarlberg, Austria. Karren is the terms used to describe the micro-solutional feature that form on exposed limestone surfaces. are nowhappy to put the matter behind them and look forward to the future." A spokesman for the Revenue and Customs Prosecutions Office The references in this article would be clearer with a different and/or consistent style of citation, footnoting or external linking. The Revenue and Customs Prosecution Office (RCPO (RCPO) said the decision was made after a review of the police and financial inquiry. He said the joint investigation focused on allegations that payments were made to individuals which were not declared to the tax authorities. The spokesman said: "It has been decided in accordance with the code for Crown prosecutors that, in relation to two employees of Birmingham City Football Club, criminal proceedings will not be instituted against them." Ms Brady, 40, and Mr Sullivan, 60, vehemently denied any wrongdoing. The pair were first questioned in August 2007 and reinterviewed in April 2008 on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud and false accounting. Seven other football figures, including Portsmouth chief executive Peter Storrie, Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp and Milan Mandaric, the Leicester City chairman, have also been questioned. All deny any wrongdoing. CAPTION(S): Quizzed: Karren Brady and David Sullivan. |
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