A little late to the party on this one, but worth recording for posterity. And yes, the title is a variation on the same theme adopted in most other reports of this story.
A bookkeeper, keen to avoid arrest in connection with a £140,000 VAT fraud, hid in her bedroom wardrobe. Unsurprisingly, after looking under her bed, the wardrobe was the next place that police officers looked.
The accused, Donna Magee (44), was arrested by HMRC in February 2012. Concerns had been raised by reference to fraudulent VAT repayments for the construction of non-existent new business premises. She has since been tried, found guilty and sentenced.
Mike Parkinson, of HMRC, explained that the investigation shows that tax fraudsters have "no place to hide". That is certainly true for those who attempt to hide in their own bedrooms!
Monday, April 20, 2015
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