Curry boss in VAT dodge
THE boss of a curry house dodged £150,000 in VAT while his teacher wife pocketed tax credits.
Mohammed Ibrahim, 48, avoided paying HM Revenue and Customs for more than six years and had £97,000 stashed as a “nest egg” at home.
His wife Rukhsana Kuhsar Yasin, 44, falsely claimed to be a single parent while living with her husband and working at a college.
The mum-of-three also inflated her claim for childcare costs, and declared no income from working at The Chutney Restaurant in Nottingham.
A court heard the couple “lived comfortably”, spending £18,500 on a BMW and another £81,000 on four more vehicles. They also owned a rented property and extended their home.
At Nottingham Crown Court, Ibrahim pleaded guilty to tax evasion and possessing criminal property – the cash at their house in Woodthorpe, Notts. He was sentenced to two years in prison, suspended for two years.
Yasin pleaded guilty to tax credit fraud after pocketing £53,000 between 2009 and 2014.
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