Police have requested a copy of the letter received by West Ham from Tottenham Hotspur in which it is claimed the north London club offered to drop legal action in return for West Ham doing likewise.
Earlier this week, Chairman Daniel Levy and his team - who are not supported by the vast majority of Tottenham supporters in their bid to move to east London - won the right to a judicial review of the Olympic Stadium bidding process.Whilst West Ham were playing Aldershot in the Carling Cup last night the club hit back with a statement, posted on whufc.com, sensationally alleging that Tottenham had offered to cancel the planned review in return for United dropping their own case against the corporate investigators employed by Spurs.
The as-yet-unknown intelligence agency, acting at the behest of Hotspur officials, are said to have illegally gained banking and phone records of employees of both West Ham and the Olympic Park Legacy Company earlier this year and were already subject to a police investigation.
Having been made aware of West Ham's statement, the Met contacted United in order to request a copy of the document in question, which was duly provided. Scotland Yard refused to comment further when asked for an update on Wednesday evening.
Although the specific details of the document remain a secret it could lead to serious ramifications for Levy, who is reported to have asked the Government for legal indemnity from any future action pertaining to the Stratford issue as a sweetener in the deal to redevelop a new stadium in Haringay, close to their current White Hart Lane ground.
It is understood that should those facing potential charges over the theft of personal and confidential information be found guilty, custodial sentences are almost certain to follow. Quite how far up the chain of command that would extend exactly is unknown, but Chairman Levy will no doubt be sleeping a little uncomfortably tonight having failed with his latest scheme.
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