Former GVC boss Kenny Alexander among 11 charged in connection with fraud investigation

Hannah Gannagé-Stewart

28 August 2025 at 12:15pm UTC-4

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Former GVC Holdings Chief Executive Kenny Alexander has been charged with conspiracy to defraud and conspiracy to bribe between 2011 and 2018.

He is among 11 individuals to have been charged, according to an announcement from the UK Crown Prosecution Service today.

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GVC, now known as Entain, was subject to an investigation by HM Revenue and Customs in the UK relating to the provision of gambling services in Turkey between 2011 and 2018.

Former GVC Chairman Lee Feldman was also named as having been been charged with conspiracy to defraud and conspiracy to bribe between 2011 and 2018.

Elsewhere Richard Cooper, Robert Dowling, Raymond Smart, Richard Raubitschek-Smith and James Humberstone were all charged with conspiracy to defraud and conspiracy to bribe between 2011 and 2018.

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Alexander MacAngus was charged with conspiracy to defraud between 2011 and 2018.

Scott Masterton was charged with conspiracy to defraud and conspiracy to bribe between 2011 and 2018, as well as fraudulent trading between 2011 and 2017, cheating the public revenue between 2011 to 2017, and acting as a director of a company when undischarged bankrupt between 2010 to 2017.

Caroline Roe was charged with conspiracy to defraud and conspiracy to bribe between 2011 and 2018, fraudulent trading between 2011 and 2017, and fraudulent evasion of income tax between 2012 and 2017.

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Finally, former GVC Group Director of Legal, Regulatory and Secretariat, latterly Entain Chief Governance Officer, Robert Hoskin has been charged with perverting the course of justice in February 2024.

Chief Crown Prosecutor for the Crown Prosecution Service’s Serious Economic, Organised Crime and International Directorate Hannah von Dadelszen said: “The Crown Prosecution Service has authorised the prosecution of 11 individuals for seven offences relating to bribery, conspiracy to defraud, fraudulent trading, cheating the public revenue, evasion of income tax, acting as a director of a company when undischarged bankrupt and perverting the course of justice.

“These offences relate to the provision of gambling services in Turkey between 2011 and 2018.

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“Our prosecutors have worked closely with officers of HM Revenue and Customs who have carried out the investigation.

“The Crown Prosecution Service reminds all concerned that criminal proceedings against these defendants are active and that they have a right to a fair trial. It is extremely important that there should be no reporting, commentary or sharing of information online which could in any way prejudice these proceedings.”

HMRC Fraud Investigation Service Director Richard Las said: “This has been a complex and international investigation. These are serious charges that relate to conspiracy to defraud, bribery, cheating the public revenue, evasion of income tax and perverting the course of justice among others.”

The first hearing in the case is scheduled for October 6, 2025, at Westminster Magistrates’ Court, London.