Formula 1: Former Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone has been charged with fraud over a failure to declare more than 400 million pounds ($477 million) in assets he held overseas to the British tax authority, prosecutors said on Monday. Follow Formula 1 LIVE updates with InsideSport.IN Also read - F1 Austrian GP LIVE: Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc wins the Austrian GP at Red Bull Ring, Max Verstappen finishes second with Hamilton completing the PODIUM Formula 1: Former F1 BOSS Bernie Ecclestone in BIG TROUBLE, charged with fraud, hearing scheduled for August 22 The Crown Prosecution Service said Ecclestone, 91, faced one count of fraud by false representation. "This follows a complex and worldwide criminal investigation by HMRC's Fraud Investigation Service," said Simon York, Director at the Fraud Investigation Service of Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC). The first hearing in his case is due to be held on Aug. 22 at London's Westminster Magistrates Court. Formula 1: Former F1 BOSS Bernie Ecclestone in BIG TROUBLE, charged with fraud, hearing scheduled for August 22 Follow InsideSport on GOOGLE NEWS / Follow Formula 1 LIVE updates with InsideSport.IN
