Former Aston Villa star John Carew JAILED for 14 months and fined £45k after pleading guilty to fraud charges
FORMER Aston Villa striker John Carew has been sentenced to 14 months in prison.
The 43-year-old pleaded guilty to tax fraud.
Former Premier League striker John Carew has been sentenced to 14 months in prisonPA:Empics Sport
The ex-Norway international has also been fined £45,000.
Norwegian outlet E24 say Carew was charged with tax fraud totalling just over £4.5million.
The court ruled that Carew did not act intentionally in committing the crime.
He concluded to have acted with gross negligence, but did not commit tax fraud on purpose.
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Prosecutors had reportedly wanted Carew to be jailed for two years, while his defendants had been seeking community punishment.
The ex-Villa, Stoke and West Ham man has been sentenced to just over a year behind bars.
It’s claimed neither party have decided whether or not to appeal the judgement.
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