A man and woman from Enfield who ran a financial advice firm have each been jailed for two years for fraudulently trying to claim almost £145,000 in Gift Aid.
Raymond Agbo, 42, and Akua Owusu, 26, claimed that fictitious UK taxpayers had donated to the Church of Grace Ministries UK. The two ran Mondvi & Co Ltd, a financial services company, through which they processed a Gift Aid repayment claim for £144,800 on behalf of the church. To support the claim they provided false documentation - including the names and addresses of donors who did not exist. David Margree, assistant director, criminal investigation for HMRC, said: "Agbo and Owusu had the financial knowledge to make a determined attempt to steal from honest people. They submitted...
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