Former Middlesex cricket chief to face no police action over fraud allegations

  • Club in long-running legal battle with Richard Goatley
  • Met police says ‘no criminal offences could be identified’

Middlesex have suffered a ­setback in their long-running legal ­battle with their former chief ­executive ­Richard Goatley, with the ­Metropolitan police confirming he will face no action over fraud allegations.

The club reported Goatley to the police last May after ­alleging he had falsely claimed about £70,000 in unauthorised expenses, which were allegedly paid into his ­personal bank account. The Met confirmed that after an eight-month ­investigation officers concluded last week that “no criminal offences could be identified”.

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Source: Cricket - The Guardian