Peterborough United chairman Darragh MacAnthony ordered to appear in court in Spain
Reported in the OlivePress MARCH 8, 2012
By Wendy Williams
PETERBOROUGH UNITED BOSS MACANTHONY HAS BEEN ORDERED TO APPEAR IN COURT
PETERBOROUGH United chairman Darragh MacAnthony has been ordered to appear in court in Spain next month over fraud allegations.
The property millionaire is accused of selling nearly 50 British and Irish victims non-existent properties and furniture.
Last month over 40 victims travelled to Marbella to tell a judge how the football boss’ company MacAnthony Realty International (MRI) failed to deliver over half a million euros of furniture to them.
MacAnthony does have a case to answer
MRI-SG Victims give Evidence
Yesterday, 51 British expats, from England and the Republic of Ireland, attended a
A small group of protesters outside court
Marbella court at the request of the judge to ratify their lawsuit against Darragh MacAnthony.
The football chairman and his former chief executives Michael Liggan and Dominic Pickering, are accused of “theft by swindle and misappropriation of funds” amounting to 600,000€.
The claimants say they gave various amounts of money over to MRI Overseas for furniture packages for properties purchased through MacAnthony’s business but the furniture failed to appear.
The Spanish judge has considered the facts and decided that the three men accused do have a case to answer.
Read the full article at The Real Estate Marbella Blog
MacAnthony Victims To Give Evidence in Marbella Criminal
Reported in the Olive Press:
51 expats summoned to give evidence in MacAnthony probe in Spain
Darragh MacAnthony
A STAGGERING 51 expats have been summoned to court to give evidence against property millionaire Darragh MacAnthony.
The British and Irish victims will tell a judge at Marbella court how MacAnthony’s company MRI failed to deliver over half a million euros of furniture to them.
Judge Juan Carlos Palma Diaz is investigating whether the Peterborough Chairman should face charges of ‘fraud’.
“The claimants have been ordered to come to Spain as the judge wants to depose them, together,” explained lawyer Antonio Flores, who is representing the claimants.
“It is an exceptional request and a special room to fit them all is going to have to be arranged.
“This is bad news for MacAnthony,” explained the boss of company Lawbird.
“The next step is to see if he wishes to settle.”
The alleged victims – who filed a claim in Madrid in June – accuse MacAnthony, 35, of keeping 600,000 euros which they paid for furniture packages for homes in Bulgaria, Turkey and Morocco.
MacAnthony faces legal action alongside his former chief executives Michael Liggan and Dominic Pickering for ‘theft by swindle and misappropriation of funds’.
All three have consistently denied any wrongdoing.
The hearing is set to take place in January 2012.
Original Story on the Olive Press.
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