Scottish prosecutors bring further charges in Rangers case

SCOTTISH prosecutors have brought seven further charges against Manchester insolvency practitioner David Whitehouse and five other men accused of the alleged fraudulent acquisition of Rangers Football Club.

Mr Whitehouse, 50, from Wilmslow, a managing director at Duff & Phelps, denies any wrongdoing in relation to his role as joint administrator of the Glasgow football club.

He and his co-accused – including former Rangers owner Craig Whyte and former club chief executive Charles Green- attended a preliminary hearing at the High Court in Edinburgh this week.

The 15 charges in the case cover fraud, conspiracy and serious organised crime surrounding the purchase of Rangers from Sir David Murray by Whyte in May, 2011 for a nominal sum of £1, and the buying of the assets by the Sevco consortium led by Charles Green four months after the business fell into administration in Feburary, 2012.

One charge alleges that between February 14 2012 and October 30 2012, Mr Whyte, Mr Whitehouse, Mr Clark (also joint administrator) and Mr Green fraudulently acquired Rangers for a sum below its true market value.

Further pre-trial hearings will call in Aberdeen on January 21, and in Edinburgh on February 1.