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28/11/2007
Arrests Follow Soccer Corruption Probe
Major name football clubs continue to be at the centre of police investigations into the multi-million pound soccer business.
In the latest development, four men have been arrested by City of London police officers in connection with alleged corruption in football.
The men - aged 69, 55, 48 and 30 - were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud and false accounting.
The arrests are believed to be part of the force's ongoing investigation into corruption within the game, a police spokeswoman said.
Already this year, in July, officers raided Newcastle United, Portsmouth and Rangers football clubs as part of the inquiry.
Three new searches are underway today at locations around the country and five others have recently been concluded.
In a separate investigation into football corruption, former Metropolitan Police Commissioner Lord Stevens has cast doubt on 17 transfer deals involving five clubs.
However, City of London Police officers have distanced their investigation from Lord Stevens' inquiry - indicating this is a different line of enquiry.
(BMcC)
In the latest development, four men have been arrested by City of London police officers in connection with alleged corruption in football.
The men - aged 69, 55, 48 and 30 - were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud and false accounting.
The arrests are believed to be part of the force's ongoing investigation into corruption within the game, a police spokeswoman said.
Already this year, in July, officers raided Newcastle United, Portsmouth and Rangers football clubs as part of the inquiry.
Three new searches are underway today at locations around the country and five others have recently been concluded.
In a separate investigation into football corruption, former Metropolitan Police Commissioner Lord Stevens has cast doubt on 17 transfer deals involving five clubs.
However, City of London Police officers have distanced their investigation from Lord Stevens' inquiry - indicating this is a different line of enquiry.
(BMcC)
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