Redknapp’s Words Prove Tax Evasion Guilt, Prosecutor Says
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Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp’s own words prove he’s guilty of evading U.K. taxes, a prosecutor said in a closing arguments at a criminal trial in London.
Redknapp, 64, is accused of working with his co-defendant, Sheffield Wednesday owner Milan Mandaric, to evade U.K. taxes by putting $295,000 into an offshore account when they were at Portsmouth soccer club. Redknapp told a reporter from the now defunct News of the World tabloid and police the funds were bonuses linked to his employment, before telling the court yesterday that they were loans for investments.