FORMER Swindon Town striker Nile Ranger has been charged over an alleged scam involving a vulnerable person's bank details being taken so their savings could be accessed.
Southend United striker Nile Ranger, 25, has been charged with conspiracy to defraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering, police said, with the offences are alleged to have been committed in February 2015.
Ranger, of Bounds Green, north London, is due to appear at Highbury Corner Magistrates' Court, reported the BBC.
He signed a new three-and-a-half year contract with Town's League One rivals Southend United at the start of this month, having started his career at Newcastle United before moving to Swindon Town and then Blackpool.
He joined Southend in the summer after a trial, having not played a first-team game since November 2014 while at Blackpool.
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