Cops probe banker over Gers' club pounds 40k riddle; EXCLUSIVE CASH 'GONE MISSING'.Byline: By JIM Jim Miss Watson’s runaway slave; Huck’s traveling companion. [Am. Lit.: Huckleberry Finn] See : Escape LAWSON A BANKER is being probed by police after pounds 40,000 allegedly went missing from a Rangers fans' club. Norman Mackenzie Norman Archibald Macrae (N.A.M.) MacKenzie, C.C., C.M.G., M.M., C.D., LL.D., Q.C., F.R.S.C., (January 5, 1894 - January 26, 1986) was a Canadian author, lawyer, professor and member of the Senate. He was born in Pugwash, Nova Scotia. He fought during World War I. , 53, was put under investigation when his Bank of Scotland Bank of Scotland plc is a commercial and clearing bank, based in Edinburgh, Scotland. With a history dating to the 17th century, it is the oldest surviving bank in what is now the United Kingdom, and is the only commercial institution created by the Parliament of Scotland to bosses found the hole in club accounts. Suspicions were first raised over a charity dinner to be attended by Celtic great Kenny Dalglish. About 20 members of the Lewis and Harris Lewis and Harris, island (1985 est. pop. 23,500), 825 sq mi (2,137 sq km), largest and northernmost of the Outer Hebrides, Western Isles council area, NW Scotland, 24 mi (35 km) from the mainland across the Minch. The island is also called Lewis or the Lews. Rangers Supporters' Club in Stornoway paid pounds 50 each to attend the Bethesda Hospice and Care Home dinner. Organisers were reluctant to accept the booking, claiming tickets from Dalglish's visit the previous year had still not been paid for. Club members said they had given the ticket money to club chairman Mackenzie, a former manager of Lewis side Ness FC in the 1990s. The club then received a letter raising concerns about their account from the Bank of Scotland in Stornoway where Mackenzie worked. Around pounds 40,000 is believed to be missing. A bank spokesman said: "Following a full investigation we can confirm that a colleague has now left the business. The matter has been referred to the police." One islander said: "Everyone is completely taken aback. Norman is a respected member of the community." The club called a meeting and selected retired teacher Alan McPhee as their new chairman. A new committee will now try and sort out the financial mess. As chairman, dad-of-two Mackenzie attracted ex-Gers John Greig, Colin Stein and Mark Hateley to Lewis. He played a key role in rebuilding the Rangers club after their premises in Stornoway went up in flames five years ago. Mackenzie denied resigning from the bank, insisting he had been signed off sick for nearly two years. He said: "I have not heard about police being called in and I do not know about any inquiries into alleged fraud at the club. "The police haven't been to see me. Someone must have it in for me." A Northern Constabulary spokesman said: "We are investigating an alleged fraud after a complaint from the Bank of Scotland." SUNDAY EMAIL See e-mail. reporters@sundaymail.co.uk CAPTION(S): Respected: Mackenzie, circled, was the manager of Ness FC in the 1990s; Concerns: The bank where he worked |
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