Directors planned £20m tax fraud at secret meetings
A network of corrupt company directors has been jailed for more than 70 years after they were caught planning an elaborate multi-million-pound tax fraud during clandestine meetings.
Categories: vat fraud
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First conviction for promoting tax fraud on Instagram
A student who promoted tax fraud on Instagram has become the first person to be convicted of encouraging others to defraud HMRC on social media.
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Carousel tax fraudster loses £90 million property empire
The mastermind of one of the UK’s biggest ever carousel tax frauds has been ordered to pay back more than £90 million with the sale of property across London, Preston and overseas. Sock manufacturer Arif Patel, 57, of Preston, and his criminal gang tried to steal £97 million through VAT repayment claims on false exports of textiles and mobile phones.
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Nightclub boss and accountant face the music
A Blackpool nightclub owner and his accountant have been convicted for their involvement in a £4.9 million tax fraud.
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Crooked accountant who stole from staff jailed
A crooked accountant who abused his position to orchestrate a £1.7 million tax fraud - spending the stolen cash on lavish holidays and cars - has been jailed for four years.
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Checkmate for chess-playing fraudster as prized pottery auctioned
A fugitive fraudster who stole more than £750,000 in a tax and mortgage fraud faces an extra five years in prison for not paying back the money.
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He’s a doner!
A tax fugitive who was on the run for nearly three years, was finally caught when he ordered a kebab to his hideout.
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Leicester rag trade fraudsters jailed
The directors of a Leicester clothing company that supplied well known high street and online retailers have been jailed for a £1.3 million tax fraud.
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Car finance fraudster jailed
A gang that set up 90 bogus companies in a bid to steal more than £800,000 in a VAT and car finance fraud have been sentenced to more than 10 years.
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Siblings made-up movie in £1m tax fraud
Brothers who tried to steal £1 million in a ‘staggering and audaciously dishonest’ film tax fraud have been jailed for a total of 14 years.
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Cross-country enquiries into suspected electronic till fraud
Takeaways across England have been subject to unannounced inspections as part of an Electronic Sales Suppression (ESS) probe. The action by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) officers took place at a total of 17 different outlets in London, Ipswich, Manchester and Newcastle over the last month. It follows several separate till fraud enquiries, which include the arrest of a 47-year-old man.
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Gold bars sold to repay VAT fraud
Gold bars, luxury watches and rare coins will be auctioned off to recover public money stolen in a VAT fraud. Anthony Bond, 66, from Great Missenden, Bucks, was jailed for seven-and-a-half years in April 2019 for a ‘missing trader’ VAT fraud.
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Businesses targeted across Britain as part of till fraud probe
More than 20 takeaways and restaurants in Edinburgh, London, St Helens and Stoke have been subject to unannounced visits as part of a crackdown on electronic till fraud. The action by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) officers took place over the last four weeks, with 24 hot food takeaways and restaurants targeted.
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VAT fraudsters stripped of luxury mansion
Two VAT fraudsters, who chose to spend an extra decade in prison rather than pay back stolen cash, have had their £2.1m Buckinghamshire country house sold by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).
Syed Ahmed and Shakeel Ahmad, both 51, were jailed for seven years in 2007 for their part in a £12.6m VAT fraud that saw 21 individuals receive prison sentences totalling 74 years.
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New powers introduced as HMRC targets till fraud
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) officers visited businesses across the country and arrested 3 people in a day of action after new powers were introduced in the fight against till fraud.
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Landmark ruling protects £260m in VAT fraud case
A landmark VAT fraud case has been won by HM Revenue and Customs, protecting as much as £260m of taxpayers’ money.
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VAT cheats crackdown
Tax cheats in Scotland and Northern Ireland who try to fraudulently reclaim VAT are being targeted as part of an HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) taskforce.
