Dean Mohareb, a referee who "holds a senior role" in the FA's training department for match officials, has been "charged by police following claims of computer hacking," according to Richard Osley of the London INDEPENDENT. Mohareb, 30, is "due to appear at Stockport Magistrates’ Court next week accused of unauthorised access to computer data and perverting the course of justice." Greater Manchester police confirmed that two other men -- Liam Cliff, 18, from Manchester, and Vincent Rossi, 46, a referee trainer from Wilmslow -- will also face charges of "perverting the course of justice in connection with the case." Mohareb, who has refereed "dozens of lower league and cup matches," works in the FA's "department for developing and training referees." He was removed from "officiating matches last year after twice being arrested -- without charge -- as part of an on-going investigation into the alleged hacking of a colleague’s email accounts." He was "suspended earlier this year, but always protested his innocence." The "three accused are due to appear in court on Thursday" (INDEPENDENT, 11/29). The London GUARDIAN reported Greater Manchester police "have been investigating allegations of computer hacking and the dissemination of private information at the FA." Mohareb "was first arrested over allegations that he hacked into a colleague's email account in October last year" (GUARDIAN, 11/29).
