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Coverage dated October 11, 2023

Former Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone handed suspended sentence after pleading guilty to fraud

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LONDON (AP) — Former Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone was given a suspended prison sentence Thursday after he pleaded guilty to a fraud charge over his failure to declare millions of dollars held in a trust in Singapore to Britain's government.

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  1. WHEC Rochester

    Former Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone handed suspended sentence after pleading guilty to fraud (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    LONDON (AP) — Former Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone was given a suspended prison sentence Thursday after he pleaded guilty to a fraud charge over his failure to declare millions of dollars held in a trust in Singapore to Britain's government.

  2. Deutsche Welle

    Ecclestone given suspended sentence after tax fraud charge (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Former Formula One chief Bernie Ecclestone has escaped with a suspended sentence after admitting fraud at a London Court. The charge relates to an offshore trust fund he failed to declare to the UK tax authorities.

  3. France 24

    Ex-F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone escapes jail in UK court fraud case (opens France 24)

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    Former Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone on Thursday received a non-custodial sentence after pleading guilty in a UK court to charges of failing to declare a multi-million-pound trust in Singapore…

  4. Jalopnik

    Former F1 Boss Bernie Ecclestone Guilty Of Fraud, Will Pay $820M (opens Jalopnik)

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    Nonagenarian Ecclestone owes £652M in penalties and back taxes, receives 17-month suspended sentence

  5. France 24

    Ex-F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone admits fraud at UK court (opens France 24)

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    Former Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone on Thursday pleaded guilty in a UK court to charges of failing to declare a multi-million-pound trust in Singapore to the British tax authorities.

  6. Forbes

    Billionaire Ex-F1 Boss Bernie Ecclestone Pleads Guilty To Fraud (opens Forbes)

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    Former Formula One boss Ecclestone had been due to stand trial for the charge in November and previously entered a not guilty plea.

  7. UPI

    Former F1 CEO Bernie Ecclestone pleads guilty to fraud (opens UPI)

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    Former Formula 1 CEO and billionaire Bernie Ecclestone received a suspended sentence after pleading guilty to fraud for not reporting more than $490 million held in a Singapore trust.

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