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L-R Arif Patel & Mohamed Jaffar Ali, plus images of a seized shipping container, boxes containing counterfeit items & close-up images of the goods

Counterfeit clothing boss sentenced for fraud worth more than £150 million

Two men involved in one of the UK’s largest ever carousel tax frauds have been sentenced to a combined total of 31 years in jail. Sock manufacturer Arif Patel, 55, of Dubai, was sentenced in his absence to 20 years behind bars, while co-accused Mohamed Jaffar Ali, 59, also of Dubai, was also sentenced in his absence to 11 years in jail.

Illegal filling station shut down in Lancashire

Illegal filling station shut down in Lancashire

A diesel laundering plant and illegal filling station, capable of evading £14.5 million in duty a year, have been dismantled by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) in the Darwen area of Lancashire.

HMRC tax award winners

HMRC tax award winners

The winners of the HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) External Engagement Awards 2013 have been announced.

Crackdown on the holiday industry

Crackdown on the holiday industry

A taskforce tackling tax dodgers in the holiday industry in Blackpool, Lake District, North Wales, Devon and Cornwall, Isles of Scilly, Somerset and South Wales was launched today by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC).

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is the UK’s tax authority

HMRC is responsible for making sure that the money is available to fund the UK’s public services and for helping families and individuals with targeted financial support.

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC)

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