Jeremy Keith
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Jeremy Keith became chief executive of Derby County
after a corporation he controlled with two others bought the club out of receivership for £3 in 2003. He had previously been a director at Portsmouth
and had a financial role at Leeds United.
, Jamaica
and moved to England
when he was ten years old.
. Former finance director Andrew Mackenzie and former director of football Murdo Mackay
were also charged with similar offences. In July 2009, Keith was convicted of false accounting and sentenced to 18 months in prison after being paid £125,000, as this payment was never approved by the club's board of directors
. He was also disqualified from being a company director for three years.
Derby County F.C.
Derby County Football Club is an English football based in Derby. the club play in the Football League Championship and is notable as being one of the twelve founder members of the Football League in 1888 and is, therefore, one of only ten clubs to have competed in every season of the English...
after a corporation he controlled with two others bought the club out of receivership for £3 in 2003. He had previously been a director at Portsmouth
Portsmouth F.C.
Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the city of Portsmouth. The club is nicknamed Pompey. Portsmouth's home matches have been played at Fratton Park since the club's formation in 1898. The team currently play in the Football League Championship after being relegated from...
and had a financial role at Leeds United.
Early life
Keith was born in Montego BayMontego Bay
Montego Bay is the capital of St. James Parish and the second largest city in Jamaica by area and the fourth by population .It is a tourist destination with duty free shopping, cruise line terminal and the beaches...
, Jamaica
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
and moved to England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
when he was ten years old.
Financial Irregularities
Mr. Keith was charged on 12 November 2007 with conspiracy to defraud and conceal criminal property after police investigations at Derby CountyDerby County F.C.
Derby County Football Club is an English football based in Derby. the club play in the Football League Championship and is notable as being one of the twelve founder members of the Football League in 1888 and is, therefore, one of only ten clubs to have competed in every season of the English...
. Former finance director Andrew Mackenzie and former director of football Murdo Mackay
Murdo Mackay
Murdo Mackay is a Scottish businessman and sports agent. He worked as director of football at Derby County F.C. between October 2003 and March 2006...
were also charged with similar offences. In July 2009, Keith was convicted of false accounting and sentenced to 18 months in prison after being paid £125,000, as this payment was never approved by the club's board of directors
Board of directors
A board of directors is a body of elected or appointed members who jointly oversee the activities of a company or organization. Other names include board of governors, board of managers, board of regents, board of trustees, and board of visitors...
. He was also disqualified from being a company director for three years.