Former Middlesbrough mayor due in court for alleged offences in office
Cleveland Police issued a statement today which said: “A 57-year-old man has been charged with four counts of non-disclosure of pecuniary interests in Executive meetings in contravention of S30(4) and 34(1)(b) and (3) of the Localism Act 2011.
“The man is due to appear at Teesside Magistrates Court on Monday 21st August.”
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Mr Preston, a well-known businessman in the Tees Valley area, was elected as the independent mayor of Middlesbrough in 2019 and suffered a shock defeat by Labour’s Chris Cooke at this year’s election who won by 760 votes.
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