Crime

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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