A tax agent who abused his position to steal from a dying man has been jailed for 3 years for 9 months. Joseph Logue, from Northampton, made Self Assessment repayment claims for his clients but kept the money for himself.
The mastermind of a fake designer clothing scam has been convicted of one of the UK’s largest ever carousel tax frauds.
Sock manufacturer Arif Patel, 55, of Preston, and his criminal gang tried to steal £97 million through VAT repayment claims on false exports of textiles and mobile phones.
They also imported and sold counterfeit clothes that would have been worth at least £50 million, had
A former West Yorkshire town councillor has been jailed for trying to steal more than £430,000 through the Government’s Eat Out to Help Out scheme.
Mohammed Ikram, 36, of Springfield Court, Keighley, admitted stealing money from the Covid-19 support schemes, following an investigation by HM Revenue and Custom’s (HMRC) Taxpayer Protection Taskforce.
He used his own café and takeaway business
One of the UK’s most wanted tax fugitives, who was caught and jailed for eight years last year, has had her sentence more than doubled for failing to repay the money she stole.
Sarah Panitzke, originally from York, played a leading role in a vast multi-million-pound VAT fraud and became one of the UK’s most wanted criminals after absconding during her trial in 2013.
The 48-year-old spent n
An illegal alcohol factory capable of producing up to 150 bottles of fake vodka every hour has been dismantled by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) in Staffordshire.
HMRC searched a commercial premises near Lichfield on February 1 and discovered the property was filled with counterfeit vodka and production machinery.
It’s estimated the factory was capable of evading £2.5million of excise duty ev
A tax avoidance scheme promoter has been hit with a £1 million fine after a legal challenge by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).
Hyrax Resourcing Ltd was handed the almost-maximum allowed fine by the First Tier Tribunal for failing to disclose an avoidance scheme to HMRC as legally required.
Hyrax promoted a disguised remuneration scheme that involved routing money to an offshore trust in Jers
The Financial Secretary to the Treasury, Mel Stride MP, has underscored his commitment for the UK to lead the fight against organised tax fraud and evasion in a visit to HMRC’s fraud investigation and intelligence teams on 14 March.
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is searching for more than 250 graduates to join its graduate training scheme.
Derbyshire man jailed for tax fraud A 30-year-old Alfreton man who worked with an accomplice to try to swindle over £205,000 in tax repayments from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has been jailed today.
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