fraud

Former tax boss Andrew Meeson took the stand at Birmingham Crown Court yesterday to deny allegations he played a leading role in a £5m pensions tax relief fraud.

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has banned a mortgage broker from carrying on any regulated activity on the grounds he is not a fit and proper person following his involvement in a celebrity gambling scam.

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Former tax boss Andrew Meeson played a leading role in a "blatant" £5m pension tax relief scam, a court heard.

Former tax boss Andrew Meeson and his business associates pocketed £5m in a "very simple and very lucrative scam" by claiming tax relief on fictitious pension contributions, a court heard.

Two former employees of HBOS have been arrested along with a string of other suspects following an investigation into loans offered by the bank prior to its collapse.

A former director of a financial advice firm has been charged with fraud.

The director of two ‘green' finance firms which allegedly took more than £1.2m from investors has been charged with fraud.

A national campaign has been launched to try to tackle the estimated £1.2bn of fraud suffered by UK investors every year.

A financial adviser from Henley-on-Thames has been jailed for 14 months after giving false financial advice to an elderly woman.