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Leeds United ex- director in blackmail charge

December 9, 2009 16:47
Leeds property tycoon Simon Morris has been charged with blackmail

ByJessica Elgot, Jessica Elgot

1 min read

Former property magnate and director of Leeds United Simon Morris has been charged with conspiracy to blackmail.

Mr Morris, 32, was declared bankrupt a year after his business empire SRM Holdings Group collapsed with debts of around £50 million.

The charges come after a long investigation by West Yorkshire police into the demise of the business.

He will appear before magistrates in Leeds next week, jointly charged with an unnamed 49-year-old man from Hyde, Cheshire.