Judge Simon Bryan handed the tycoon, who was standing in court, a sentence of 17 months, suspended for two years. He said he’d taken Ecclestone’s age and health conditions into account when deciding to hold off immediate imprisonment.
Formula One mogul Bernie Ecclestone pleaded guilty to a criminal tax fraud charge and was handed a suspended prison sentence for failing to tell British authorities about assets held in a Singapore bank of around £400 million ($670 million).
In a dramatic reversal, just weeks before the 92-year-old was due to stand trial, Ecclestone agreed to a £652 million tax settlement that covers an 18 year period. He faced the single charge for failing to declare the overseas account following an investigation into his finances by His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs.
