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Metals dealer gets 7½ years for 6-Year, £17m VAT scam

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Published on: 05 April 2019
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Law360, London: A London judge on Thursday 4 April 2019 sentenced a metals dealer to 7½ years in prison and his bookkeeper to five years for running a £17m ($22.2m) value-added tax fraud over a period of six years.

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