Four Linked to Restaurant Empire Charged with £1.1m VAT Fraud in Glasgow Court

• Four individuals linked to a restaurant empire are accused of a £1.1 million VAT fraud.
• The accused are Antonio Carbajosa, Kevin Campbell, Mary Carbajosa, and Khalid Javid.
• They allegedly evaded VAT totaling £1,149,470 between November 2011 and October 2016.
• No specific venues are named, but several restaurant addresses in Glasgow are listed.
• The Carbajosas and Campbell allegedly failed to register three companies for VAT purposes.
• They are accused of suppressing sales values for four other companies, including Rotunda Leisure Limited.
• Javid, their accountant, is accused of under-declaring income on VAT returns.
• The indictment claims Javid helped reduce sales figures and falsely declared VAT owed.
• The group allegedly registered three more firms and did not pay the required VAT.
• They are accused of registering non-existent company directors to divert attention.
• Carbajosa and Campbell allegedly diverted sales revenue from food order apps to personal accounts.
• This diversion was allegedly to hide revenue streams and result in incorrect VAT payments.
• The two men and Javid face a separate charge under the Value Added Tax Act from April 2013 to May 2017.

Source: uk.news.yahoo.com

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