HMRC adds ten tax fugitives to 'most wanted' list

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HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has added a further ten alleged tax dodgers to its ‘most wanted' list, as the department faced criticism for so far apprehending only one of 20 original fugitives.

Last year, HMRC published the names and pictures of 20 people it said had cost taxpayers millions in lost revenue. The appeal helped provide intelligence on 15 of the alleged offenders, but only one, John Nugent, was captured, according to HMRC. A second man not included in the original list of 20 but later added to it has also been caught in the last 12 months, the department said. HMRC has now renewed its appeals on 19 of the suspects while adding ten new names wanted in connection with offences including VAT fraud, tax evasion and money laundering. The new people listed have ...

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