An accountant previously found liable for misappropriating around $3 million ofDeep Purple’s money has been jailed for the theft.
Dipak Rao worked for two companies run by the band from 1992 to 2014, reaching director level in both during the ‘00s, and in 2017 wasidentifiedas having diverted “at least £2 million” from their accounts into his own. Rao admitted to “borrowing” the cash and faced an 11-year disqualification from serving as a company director.
