Simon Williams muss 730.000 Pfund zurückzahlen
Die Geschichte ist nicht neu, die Financial Times hat vor dreieinhalb Jahren berichtet:
https://www.ft.com/content/1f794f0c-20b4-11ea-92da-f0c92e957a96
Neu ist das Urteil gegen Simon Williams:
https://www.pensions-ombudsman.org.uk/news-item/focus-administration-pension-scheme-determination
https://www.pensionsage.com/pa/TPO-upholds-complaint-against-Focus-Group-Administration.php
https://www.ecforum.org.uk/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=10323&start=105
GM Simon Williams, has been ordered to pay £730,000 to a pension scheme of which he was sole trustee.
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Hey, we wanted to respond regarding removing comments addressing this news on Simon. That was absolutely a mistake on our part, and we apologize. We do ask moderators to remove most negative comments about commentators in the interest of cultivating a positive chat.
— Chess.com Support (@chesscomsupport) September 26, 2023
Chess.com wird laut Financial Times Simon Williams vorerst nicht mehr als Kommentator einsetzen. Williams beabsichtigt, gegen das Urteil vorzugehen.
SCOOP: The world’s largest online chess website https://t.co/3yvVWPGnGz is removing English grandmaster Simon Williams from games commentary. The move comes after Williams, FIDE ranked, was ordered by the Pension Ombudsman to repay £730,000 to a scheme which he was trustee. pic.twitter.com/d9xkqqGjHy
— Josephine Cumbo (@JosephineCumbo) September 27, 2023
Williams, one of the most popular players on the chess circuit, has told the FT he does not agree with the Ombudsman’s decision and intends to appeal against it.
— Josephine Cumbo (@JosephineCumbo) September 27, 2023
chess.com hat die Geschichte aufbereitet und ein Statement von Simon Williams eingeholt:
Simon Williams Ordered To Pay Back Nearly $900,000 To Pension Scheme
