Fraudsters jailed after £22m construction tax scam

Seven construction scammers been sentenced for their key role in a £22m fraud against the taxpayer.
The defendants were involved in setting up bogus payroll companies which pocketed VAT and Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) contributions rather than pass them on to HMRC
Daniel Newton, 38,  Philip Bailey, 36, Sean Dean, 41, Lee Hudson, 56, Sarah Gillard, 41, Bradley Mortimer, 39, and Kevin Ratcliffe, 43, were sentenced to nine years and four months imprisonment, six years and three mo