Gang jailed for £23 million crypto cash-laundering operation
Four men who laundered £23.4 million of dirty cash into cryptocurrency have been jailed for a total of 27 years.
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Tax Minister to owners of dodgy shops: “We are coming for you”
HMRC made unannounced visits to six souvenir shops across central London this week, as it significantly scales up its work to tackle illegal activity on the high street. Officers from HMRC were joined by colleagues from Home Office Immigration Enforcement, Westminster Council Trading Standards and the Metropolitan Police. The teams checked shops selling royal family, London and UK-themed gifts.
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Two arrested for suspected £153 million TikTok tax scam
Two men suspected of using TikTok in an alleged multi-million pound tax fraud have been arrested by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). Cybercrime investigators arrested the pair in East London after blocking £153 million of suspected fraudulent claims that are thought to have used personal tax details from TikTok users.
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Smuggling gang jailed
A gang that smuggled 150 million illegal cigarettes has been sentenced following a massive HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) surveillance operation.
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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.
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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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£1m seized in Money Service Business raid
More than £1.1million has been seized following a raid on a Money Service Business (MSB) in London.
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Secret tobacco factory dismantled
One of Northern Ireland’s biggest ever illegal tobacco factories has been dismantled after a raid in Newry.
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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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Fourteen arrested in phishing attack investigations
14 people have been arrested on suspicion of using stolen data to steal millions of pounds of tax. HMRC officers joined Romanian police on raids which are linked to sophisticated phishing attacks.
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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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Wanted tax fugitive jailed for money laundering
A money launderer who fled during his 2018 trial has been extradited from the Netherlands and jailed for five-and-a-half years. Javed Ahmad was caught trying to stuff more than £100,000 in a filing cabinet when HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) officers raided his Burnley office in November 2015.
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