VAT Fraudsters List

Imran HussainO Name : Imran Hussain

O Tax Amount: £300 million

Imran “Immy” Hussain, 34, has been on the run from HMRC investigators for six years over a VAT scam in which he allegedly stole £300million from UK taxpayers.

Azra AsgharO Name : Azra Asghar

O Tax Amount: £120,613

Azra Asghar and her husband Syed Jamil Asghar were both found guilty for VAT offences evading £241,000 in tax. Azra Asghar failed to appear in court in January 2002 but received a five year custodial sentence in absentia for her part in the fraud, worth an estimated £120,613.

Michael George Voudouri

O Name : Michael George Voudouri

O Tax Amount: £10 million

Wanted in connection with £10 million VAT fraud, Voudouri pleaded guilty at Glasgow High Court in relation to money laundering linked to VAT fraud but failed to appear for sentencing. Voudouri is known to be residing currently in Northern Cyprus.

Anish AnandO Name : Anish Anand

O Tax Amount: £6 million

Anand failed to appear at Croydon Crown Court in April 2013 in relation to £6 million VAT and film tax credit fraud. He was sentenced to seven years in absence at Croydon Crown Court in July 2013. Anand was director of a number of companies involved in the fraud.

Philip McCarthyO Name : Philip McCarthy

O Tax Amount: £1.5 million

McCarthy was wanted concerning the attempted importation of over 7.7 million non-duty paid cigarettes through Southampton which had been falsely manifested as 800 boxes of scarves. He failed to appear at Manchester Crown Court on 23 May 2012 and was sentenced to six years in absence.

Yuan Bai MoO Name : Yuan Bai Mo

O Tax Amount: £2.6 million

Mo was arrested by HMRC officers at a self storage site. A UK Border Agency handler and dog located seven storage units that were later found to contain tobacco. Mo arrived during the intervention at the self storage site and he held keys to four of the seven units. In the seven units 8.5 kg of hand rolled tobacco and 7,800 cigarettes were discovered. Mo failed to appear at court and is now wanted by HMRC and also by UKBA for immigration offences.

Sumir SoniO Name : Sumir Soni

O Tax Amount: £3.6 million

Sumir Soni is wanted in connection with evading duty of £3.6 million from the illegal sale and distribution of alcohol and the illegal importation of nine million cigarettes, in 2007 and 2008. Soni failed to appear in court in January 2010 and a warrant was issued for his arrest.

Ferdinando LatinoO Name : Ferdinando Latino

O Tax Amount: £300,000

Ferdinando Latino is a wanted alcohol smuggler. He was arrested in December 1998 for evading duty estimated to be £300,000. Latino was interviewed and charged with the offence but failed to attend trial in December 1999. A warrant was issued for his arrest.

Christine AgoO Name : Christine Ago

O Tax Amount: £482,000

Also known as Khristine Frimpong and Jennifer Christine Koranteng.

Christine Ago was charged with money laundering offences of £481,808. She failed to appear at Croydon Crown Court in January 2008 and was found guilty in absence and sentenced to three years

Muhammad Tanwir KhanO Name : Muhammad Tanwir

Khan

O Tax Amount: £817,857

Khan is wanted concerning submission of false VAT repayment claims totalling over £800,000 in relation to the export of parts to Pakistan between 1 May 2006 and 30 April 2011. Khan failed to appear at Manchester Crown Court (Minshull Street) on 17 June 2013.

Michael “Arthur” FearonO Name : Michael “Arthur”

Fearon

O Tax Amount: £2 million

Fearon was charged in connection with evasion of excise duty on nearly 8.4 million Benson and Hedges cigarettes. He is also wanted by the UK Border Agency in connection to money laundering offences and also by Republic of Ireland Police for driving offences. He was involved in car chase and crossed over border into Northern Ireland driving a Black Mercedes C200 CDI Sport.