Willie McKay "Charged With Fraud"

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One of football's most popular, upstanding gentlemen is in a spot of bother.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2019/06/25/exclusive-willie-mckay-facing-two-years-prison-charged-fraud/

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Willie McKay has been charged with fraud, Telegraph Sport can reveal.

The man who booked Emiliano Sala’s doomed flight is due to appear in court next month after being charged with two counts of fraudulent transfer of property.

News of McKay’s latest brush with the law comes a day after Telegraph Sport revealed police had issued a harassment warning to the Scot following a complaint he threatened to “burn” Cardiff City and to “kill everybody” there.

Charges were issued following a probe by the Insolvency Service, which said on Tuesday: “William McKay is due to appear at Manchester Magistrates Court on 31 July having been charged with two counts of fraudulent transfer of property.”

If found guilty, McKay faces up to two years in prison.

The Scot was issued with a harassment warning last month after being accused of making threats to Cardiff chairman Mehmet Dalman, chief executive Ken Choo, player-liaison officer Callum Davies and one other man.

As revealed by Telegraph Sport, the Metropolitan Police launched an investigation after McKay, who turned 60 this month, found out where one of his alleged victims lived and confronted him at a nearby cafe before committing what the force described as a “possible public order offence”.

It said the incident was not being treated as “threats to kill” amid claims the Scot subjected the same man later that day to threatening phone calls in which he said, “I’ll shoot the lot of you”, and, “You don’t know who you’re dealing with”.

Confirming its investigation into the February 22 altercation had “now concluded”, the Met said: “A man, aged in his 50s, was interviewed under caution on Tuesday, 28 May. He was not arrested. The man was issued with a first instance harassment warning.”

The force issued a statement less than a week after the pilot McKay asked to organise Sala’s fatal January 21 flight was arrested on suspicion of manslaughter by an unlawful act.

Dave Henderson, 64, was held by Dorset Police amid an investigation into the striker’s death, including into accusations the man drafted in to fly the plane, Dave Ibbotson, was not properly licenced.

McKay has repeatedly stated he had no input into the selection of Ibbotson – who is missing presumed dead – while Henderson has yet to comment on his own arrest or role in the tragedy.

He has also denied threatening Cardiff officials or that he was issued with a harassment warning by police.

Following the Telegraph’s reporting of the outcome of the Met investigation, McKay responded to requests for comment with threats relating to the reporter's family.

 

 

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also been warned about harrassment.