Five jailed for £140m VAT scam

1. Mohammed Tazib Chaudhery, (date of birth 19/1/1975) a UK national of 139 High Street, Slough, Berkshire, was the sole director of Greenview Electrical Supplies Ltd of Godolphin Road, Slough, Berkshire. He pleaded guilty to one count of Cheating the Revenue contrary Common Law and was sentenced to seven years' imprisonment on 22 March 2011.

2. Kevin Davis, (date of birth 10/2/1965) a UK national of 223 Ashmore Road, Kilburn, London, was the sole director of Intertec Trading Ltd. He pleaded guilty to one count of Cheating the Revenue contrary to Common Law and was sentenced to seven years' imprisonment on 22 March 2011.

3. Abdul Jabbar Butt, (date of birth 18/9/1961) of 47 Nettleden Ave, Wembley, Middlesex, was the sole director of Fone Rack Cellular Accessories Ltd. He pleaded guilty to one count of Cheating the Revenue contrary to Common Law and was sentenced to seven years' imprisonment on 22 March 2011.

4. Andrew Pierre Hart, (date of birth 18/11/1970) of 10a Lichfield Road, Cricklewood, London, was sole director of Shakedown Productions UK Ltd. He pleaded not guilty to one count of Cheating the Revenue contrary to Common Law. He was found guilty on 16 February 2011 and was sentenced to seven and a half years' imprisonment on 22 March 2011.

5. Tariq Sarwar, (date of birth 11/12/1966) of 35 Ryecroft St, Gloucester, (formerly of 56 Neville Close, Hounslow, Middlesex), pleaded not guilty to five counts of Cheating the Revenue contrary to Common Law and was sentenced to nine years' imprisonment on 22 March 2011. His role was as an organiser/coordinator of the fraud and he owned the laptop which contained information that was central to the fraud. He was found guilty on 16 February 2011 on each of the five counts of the fraud committed by the other five defendants.