Crime
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Feb- 2021 -22 February
Tax crime prosecuted 23 times less than benefits fraud
A new report from TaxWatch has revealed the “huge disparity” between the way benefits crime and tax crime is treated,…
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17 February
Director banned for a decade over VAT fraud
The director of Cis Pay UK, an administration services provider, has been banned from directing a company for a decade…
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9 February
Restaurateur banned for tax fraud
The director of Simla Restaurant, a Warwickshire-based firm that traded as Simla Tandoori, has been banned for five years after…
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8 February
Director faces 10-year ban for creating fake invoices
The director of a Sign and Displays company in Lescier has been disqualified for 10 years after submitting false invoices…
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4 February
Manufacturing director banned for £500,000 loan scheme scam
The director of HE Kowles, a metal manufacturer, has been banned from directing a company for eight years after fraudulently…
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1 February
Leicester director jailed for ‘inadequate’ accounts
The director of Miss Pebbles Clothing, a Leicester-based garment manufacturer, has been sentenced to six months in jail after failing…
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Jan- 2021 -25 January
Property companies dissolved for malpractice
Rationale Asset Management (RAM), Value Asset Management (VAM), and Merydion Corporation, have been wound up after being found to have…
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21 January
Manchester director admits £190,000 tax fraud
Cristopher Carr, the director of Manchester-based Carr’s BK, has been banned for 11 years after fraudulently claiming nearly £200,000 in…
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20 January
Value of alleged fraud falls 36% in 2020, KPMG finds
The value of alleged fraud fell by 36% to £724m in 2020, down from £1.1bn in 2019, despite lockdown fraudsters…
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13 January
Electrician banned after failing to explain £1m of expenses
The sole director of GJES London, an electrical contracting company, has received a seven year ban from running companies after…
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