Professional footballer Nile Ranger has been charged with fraud and money laundering following a Scotland Yard probe.
The Southend United striker is accused of being part of a telephone banking scam in February last year in which a vulnerable person was targeted.
The 25-year-old, who previously played for Newcastle and Blackpool, is due to appear before magistrates in London today.
Ranger played for League One outfit Southend last weekend, in his side's win over Coventry City.
His place in the team for Saturday's match against Oldham will now be in doubt.
The court appearance comes just two weeks after Ranger signed a new contract at Southend after he joined the Essex club in the summer. A spokesman for the Met Police said: 'Detectives from FALCON, the Met’s response to Fraud and Linked Crime, have charged a man with fraud and money laundering offences.
'Nile Ranger, 25, of N10, was charged on Monday 12 December with conspiracy to defraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering.
'He appears at Highbury Corner Magistrates' Court today, Wednesday, 14 December.
'The offences are alleged to have been committed on or around 18 February 2015 and relate to the fraudulent obtaining of bank details by telephone from a vulnerable person in order to gain access to the victim's savings.'
Southend United have been contacted for comment.
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