Former footballer’s fraud trial delayed for 11 months

A former Premier League player accused of carrying out a £2.5m investment fraud must wait nearly a year to stand trial. Ex-Charlton Athletic defender, Richard Rufus, 46, allegedly enticed investors into an enormous foreign currency scam, between May 2007 and April 2012. The prosecution claim money was not invested and was spent on the former professional fooballer’s ‘personal expenses and lifestyle.’ Rufus appeared at Prospero House Nightingale court in south London wearing a black suit. He was originally due to…