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Bournemouth brothers jailed for 14 years for £3m pub and restaurant tax scam
Press Releases • Feb 01, 2019 16:35 GMT
Three brothers, who stole £3 million in a tax scam involving pubs and restaurants, have been jailed.
Cigarettes caught in the wash land lorry driver in jail
Press Releases • Jan 25, 2019 12:18 GMT
A lorry driver who smuggled five million cigarettes inside washing machines into the UK has been jailed for two years and eight months after an investigation by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).
Rubbish tax cheat jailed
Press Releases • Jan 21, 2019 15:43 GMT
A Manchester waste management boss has been jailed for stealing more than £250,000 in VAT repayments.
Four men caught red-handed with 1.2 million illegal cigarettes
Press Releases • Jan 11, 2019 12:36 GMT
Four men who were caught red-handed with more than 1.2 million illegal cigarettes in Stoke-on-Trent have been handed prison sentences totalling two-and-a-half years.
Thousands of sellers red-flagged to online marketplaces reveals HMRC
Press Releases • Jan 11, 2019 00:01 GMT
Over 4,600 online sellers have been red-flagged to marketplaces for tax evasion during the last two years, reveals HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). As a result, many sellers have had their online stores deleted.
Tax fraudster’s jail term extended for failing to pay back £75k
Press Releases • Nov 21, 2018 12:21 GMT
A Birmingham fraudster has been jailed for a second time for failing to pay back the £75,000 he stole in a two-year tax fraud.
Restaurant bosses cooked the books and pocketed tips in £800k fraud
Press Releases • Nov 16, 2018 12:40 GMT
Four fraudsters who ran a chain of upmarket Indian restaurants have been handed jail sentences totalling 10 years for an £800,000 fraud that saw them pocket staff tips and hide sales to evade tax.
Jail for family of Facebook cigarette sellers
Press Releases • Nov 13, 2018 14:47 GMT
Three members of the same Black Country household have been sentenced for selling illegal cigarettes through Facebook.
Fugitive tax fraudster jailed on his birthday
Press Releases • Nov 05, 2018 15:57 GMT
One of the UK’s most wanted tax fugitives, who escaped to Ireland 12 years ago, is finally behind bars for committing a £5 million tax fraud.
Tax fraud brothers jailed for £3.6m alcohol scam
Press Releases • Nov 05, 2018 11:50 GMT
Two London-based brothers, who evaded £3.6 million in tax by distributing alcohol smuggled into the UK, have been jailed for a total of more than 12 years.
Tobacco smuggling gang jailed for 26 years
Press Releases • Oct 26, 2018 17:02 BST
An eight-strong tobacco smuggling gang, which brought more than two million illegal cigarettes into the North East hidden among fridge freezers, have been jailed for more than 26 years.
Lorry driver jailed for smuggling cigarettes in black pudding delivery
Press Releases • Oct 19, 2018 16:45 BST
A lorry driver who was caught smuggling millions of cigarettes into the UK has been jailed for two years and 10 months after an investigation by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).
Father and son tobacco smugglers jailed
Press Releases • Oct 19, 2018 16:10 BST
A father and son have been jailed after they were caught smuggling almost half a tonne of illegal tobacco into the UK hidden under pot plants.
Reality TV star sold illegal tobacco online
Press Releases • Sep 25, 2018 17:19 BST
A former Big Brother contestant has been sentenced for using social media to sell illegal tobacco.
Serial tobacco cheats paying the price
Press Releases • Sep 23, 2018 00:01 BST
Shopkeepers repeatedly caught selling illicit tobacco and undermining honest traders faced tax bills and penalties in excess of £11 million last year as HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) moved to deliver a level playing field for local traders.
Recruitment agency director jailed for £470k VAT fraud
Press Releases • Sep 17, 2018 10:56 BST
A Wakefield man, who stole more than £470,000 VAT and spent it on houses and a luxury holiday home, has been jailed for 27 months.
Cigarette smuggling trio jailed
Press Releases • Aug 22, 2018 15:44 BST
Three men have been jailed after they were caught with more than 1.5 million illegal cigarettes disguised as road surfacing material at a South Shields warehouse.
Fishy tale of cigarettes smuggled to UK hidden in aquarium pumps
Press Releases • Aug 17, 2018 11:35 BST
Two men and a woman, who smuggled cigarettes into the UK hidden among fish pumps, have received sentences totalling more than 10 years in jail after an investigation by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).
Shop owner jailed after hiding illegal cigarettes among his fresh veg
Press Releases • Aug 07, 2018 15:14 BST
A London shop owner, who evaded £250,000 in tax importing tobacco and cigarettes from India, has been jailed for four-and-a-half years. Kishor Shah, 63, of Elm Road, Wembley, hid some of his stash under a vegetable stall at the front of his shop, Paan Parlour on Ealing Road.
Blackpool shopkeeper must repay £250,000 in stolen VAT
Press Releases • Jul 30, 2018 11:27 BST
A Blackpool shopkeeper, who was jailed for tax fraud after false VAT returns were submitted to HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC), has been ordered to repay £250,000.