Ex Gillingham boss fights fraud extradition

An ex-football boss is facing extradition to the US and up to 20 years in prison over a multi-million pound scam to defraud the American military healthcare system. Michael Anderson, the former vice-chairman of Gillingham FC, is accused of conspiring to defraud Tricare, a US government healthcare programme for members and veterans of the Armed Forces and their families. The 68-year-old is also charged with two counts of money laundering. Anderson is said to have generated false prescriptions and benefited…