Taxman kept quiet while £8bn fraud helped fund bin Laden
For years a UK gang infiltrated government agencies and funnelled cash to al-Qaeda. HMRC knew but kept MI5 in the dark
Gangsters have stolen billions of pounds of British taxpayers’ money and used tens of millions to fund terrorism, according to police and intelligence files.
A network of British Asians based in London, Buckinghamshire, Birmingham, northwest England and Scotland mounted VAT and benefit frauds against the exchequer over two decades and made further gains from mortgage and credit card fraud targeting banks and individuals. The group netted an estimated £8bn in public money alone.
The gang, which has links to the 7/7 London bombings in which 52 people died, is alleged to have sent 1% of its gains, or £80m, to al-Qaeda in Pakistan and Afghanistan, where it funded madrasahs, training camps and other terrorist activities, according to the leaked files.
Judge puts the $5bn question to HPE: Who else apart from Lynch and Hussain were in on this alleged fraud?
Auditor-General Report No.32 (2018–19)
The objective of the audit was to assess the
effectiveness of the Phoenix Taskforce to combat illegal phoenix activities.
Sixty-nine millionaires paid zero tax in 2016-17
Hamish McLaren: ATO can look into fraudster cash haul
Judge puts the $5bn question to HPE: Who else apart from Lynch and Hussain were in on this alleged fraud?
Auditor-General Report No.32 (2018–19)
The objective of the audit was to assess the
effectiveness of the Phoenix Taskforce to combat illegal phoenix activities.
Addressing Illegal Phoenix Activity
ATO collects more than $500 million from illegal phoenix operators
$500 MILLION: Tax office scores big by busting dodgy businesses$500 MILLION: Tax office scores big by busting dodgy businesses
Sixty-nine millionaires paid zero tax in 2016-17
Hamish McLaren: ATO can look into fraudster cash haul
