Police investigate Whyte's Rangers takeover

Whyte, who bought an 85 percent stake in the debt-laden club for a nominal one pound from David Murray last year, had to call in the administrators in February over unpaid taxes.

"The Crown Office has today instructed Strathclyde Police to conduct a criminal investigation into the acquisition of Rangers Football Club in May 2011 and the subsequent financial management of the club," Scottish prosecutors said in a statement on Monday.

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