Seven construction company connected insiders have today (4 February 2025) been sentenced for their key role in a £22 million fraud against the taxpayer.

Daniel Newton, 38, Philip Bailey, 36, Sean Dean, 41, Lee Hudson, 56, Sarah Gillard, 41, Bradley Mortimer, 39, and Kevin Ratcliffe, 43, have been sentenced to nine years and four months imprisonment, six years and three months imprisonment, seven years imprisonment, five years imprisonment, two years imprisonment suspended, three years and six months imprisonment, and 27 months imprisonment, respectively for cheating the public revenue, money laundering related offences, acquiring criminal property and organised criminal gang activities.

The Crown Prosecution Service worked closely with Kent Police and HMRC to build a case for trial that showed that the defendants were involved in the setting up of a building construction core company which invoiced customer companies for supply of labour which included VAT elements on these bills.