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Glenn Murray and wife arrested in connection with suspected £1.1m tax fraud
Brighton striker Glenn Murray and his wife have been arrested in connection with a suspected £1.1million tax fraud, according to reports.
HMRC visited the Murrays on Tuesday morning, searching their home and removing computers along with business and personal records.
Both Murray and his wife, Stacey, were arrested and later released while investigations continue, The Sun said.
A HMRC spokesman told The Telegraph: “A husband and wife have been arrested as part of an HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) investigation into a suspected £1.1 million tax fraud.
“HMRC officers arrested the man and woman at a residential property in Brighton yesterday morning (January 23 2018). The man was arrested on suspicion of evading Income Tax and VAT, and cheating the public revenue. The woman was arrested on suspicion of evading Income Tax, and cheating the public revenue.
“The property was searched by HMRC investigators. Computers, business and personal records were seized during the operation. The couple were interviewed by HMRC and have both been released under investigation. Investigations are ongoing.”
Murray, 34, is Brighton’s top-scorer, with seven goals, this season since they returned to the Premier League having re-joined the club in Jan 2017 after going there, initially on loan, from Bournemouth.