HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC)

12 October 2022 16:46

HMRC Manchester Regional Centre officially opens

HMRC's Manchester Regional Centre at Three New Bailey was officially opened today by Jim Harra, HMRC Chief Executive and First Permanent Secretary.

18 September 2018 15:28

Three arrests in fuel fraud raids

Three men have been arrested and a suspected fuel laundering plant dismantled as part of an HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) investigation into a suspected multi-million pound fuel fraud.

27 January 2016 15:26

Game over for football fan fraudster

A Liverpool man who evaded over £91,700 of VAT and then fled to Benidorm to hide from the taxman, has been jailed after returning to the UK to attend an Everton home game.

6 November 2015 16:00

Martial Arts tax fraudsters caged

Five men, who were part of a seven-strong gang that tried to steal more than £1 million in tax by setting up sham companies they claimed traded in television broadcasting rights for cage fighting events, have been jailed for a total of almost 19 years.

3 August 2015 15:38

Fake vodka factory found in Cheshire

An illegal alcohol factory, containing 130,000 litres of potentially toxic fake vodka, worth £1.7 million in unpaid duty, was uncovered in an industrial unit in Widnes last Friday (31 July 2015).

21 July 2015 17:41

VAT fraudsters ordered to repay criminal profits

Convicted fraudsters, who were part of an 18-strong crime gang that stole £20 million in a mobile phone VAT fraud, have been ordered to repay over £2.3 million, as part of ongoing confiscation proceedings by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).

10 April 2015 15:17

Blackpool VAT fraudsters jailed

A man and his wife from Blackpool, who hijacked their friends' identities in order to fraudulently claim £1 million in VAT, have been jailed after an HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) investigation.

20 March 2015 16:57

UPDATE – Operation Bannock Cash seized during fraud searches

Four men and three women were arrested and almost £1 million in cash seized in the UK, Guernsey and the Isle of Man on Wednesday (18 March) as part of an investigation into a suspected £21 million VAT and money laundering fraud.

18 March 2015 09:18

UPDATE – Operation Bannock Seventh arrest during fraud searches

Seven people have now been arrested in the UK, Guernsey and the Isle of Man as part of an investigation, codenamed Operation Bannock, into a suspected £21 million VAT and money laundering fraud. Significant amounts of cash and business records have been seized.

11 March 2015 16:41

Illegal filling station shut down in Lancashire

A diesel laundering plant and illegal filling station, capable of evading £14.5 million in duty a year, have been dismantled by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) in the Darwen area of Lancashire.

19 November 2014 14:49

Rochdale clothing boss jailed for VAT fraud

A Rochdale businessman, who pocketed nearly £1.25 million in two VAT repayment frauds, has been jailed for five years after an investigation by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).

8 October 2014 15:10

Man arrested in VAT fraud crackdown

A Kinmel Bay man has been arrested, marking the start of an HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) taskforce tackling VAT evasion in north-west England and north Wales.

8 October 2014 09:54

Fourteen arrested in suspected £40m money laundering plot

Fourteen people were arrested in dawn raids yesterday by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) on suspicion of laundering the proceeds of a multi-million pound alcohol fraud.

9 September 2014 11:51

Bury man jailed for VAT fraud

A 46-year-old Bury businessman who faked paperwork to steal almost £112,000 in a VAT repayment fraud was jailed for 30 months yesterday after an investigation by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).

30 July 2014 14:33

Construction industry gang jailed for £8 million fraud

A 20-strong gang from the West Midlands, Staffordshire and Manchester has been jailed for almost 90 years for stealing more than £8 million in a sophisticated tax fraud.

19 May 2014 10:22

Trip to jail for £1.9m tourism advertising conmen

Three men who conned several UK companies by pretending they had £15 million to spend to promote tourism in Dubai have been jailed for more than 14 years, after attempting to fraudulently claim a £1.9 million VAT refund.

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