Three former council chief executives have been charged as part of a long-running investigation into financial irregularities.
Former Liverpool chief executive Ged Fitzgerald, ex-interim chief executive officer David McElhinney and former Lancashire CC chief executive Phil Halsall are to appear before magistrates in October.
They were charged as part of Operation Sheridan, an investigation into financial irregularities at Lancashire CC that began in 2013 involving police in Lancashire and Merseyside Police, the county council and Liverpool City Council.
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