- Some officials in the football industry have been arrested including Newcastle's managing director Lee Charnley
- If found guilty of serious tax fraud, they ‘could face points deductions’ Chelsea becomes the latest Premier League club to be raided by the HMRC regarding tax fraud.
Newcastle United and West Ham football clubs have also been raided today, April 26, over alleged tax fraud.
Some men within the professional football industry were arrested for suspected tax and national insurance fraud including Newcastle managing director Lee Charnley.
Stamford Bridge, St James’ Park and the London Stadium were targeted for the raid as officers were up at 4am to start the operation
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) confirmed that up to 200 officials were deployed across England and France for the operation.
HMRC released a statement: “HMRC has arrested several men working within the professional football industry for a suspected Income Tax and National Insurance fraud.
reports reaching us states that Newcastle have not made any statement about the incident as their managing director was arrested.
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