Footballer’s fraud trial kicks off

Jurors have been sworn in to try a former Premier League footballer accused of carrying out a £2.5m investment fraud. Ex-Charlton Athletic defender, Richard Rufus, 47, is accused of luring foreign investors into a huge currency scam between May 2007 and April 2012. Jurors were sworn in to try the former pro at Southwark Crown Court with the prosecution expected to open the case tomorrow (tues). Rufus was forced to retired from football at the age of 29 after an…