HMRC Prosecutions

Most HMRC investigations are concluded as a civil settlement with no public publication of your case to the outside world. These are Lindsay’s specialisms.

Less common are prosecutions and here are some examples of cases prosecuted by HMRC for fraud.

Before he could be arrested for masterminding a conspiracy to steal £6.9m from construction workers’ pay packets, a tax consultant was imprisoned. David Michael Hughes travelled to Chile, Dubai, and Cyprus to evade justice but was eventually arrested at Heathrow airport.

Behind bars are a father and son caught after being captured in Spain and extradited to the UK. The £1m VAT fraudster son tried to avoid jail by fleeing to France in a light aircraft, while his accomplice father escaped by ferry, before they both headed to Spain.

A male stripping group’s manager was sentenced in her absence for tax and benefit fraud and put behind bars after more than a year on the run.

A church leader who lied about charity donations to fraudulently claim £150,000 Gift Aid repayments, was jailed for four years

More famously in 2006, the brother of former England football captain Gary Lineker has been jailed for a £220,000 tax fraud.

Wayne Lineker, 43, was sentenced to two and a half years in jail.

The millionaire bar owner admitted conspiracy to defraud the Inland Revenue. He admitted using unsuspecting relatives and friends to ferry foreign currency to Britain from his Lineker’s sports bars in Spain.

Billions continue to be recovered by HMRC from their civil and criminal cases.

Lindsay will be happy to give you her advice, so give Lindsay a call on 07879 464 577 for a friendly chat.