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Emrys

(7,944 posts)
Sat Dec 17, 2022, 07:12 PM Dec 2022

Michelle Mone's businessman husband faces jail if found guilty of Spanish tax charge

Prosecutors in Spain confirmed they were seeking custodial sentences for seven British businessmen, including Doug Barrowman, ahead of their trial. All seven deny the charges
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Businessman Doug Barrowman, 57, has been charged with crimes that include corporate tax evasion and could be jailed for more than five-and-a-half years if convicted.

Prosecutors in Spain confirmed they were seeking custodial sentences for seven British businessmen, including Mr Barrowman, ahead of their trial. All seven deny the charges.
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The indictment relates to claims Barrowman and his co-accused benefitted from a “fraudulent” invoice.

Prosecutors allege it was created to evade tax and take millions of pounds out of a Spanish company to put in their pockets. The company went bankrupt four years later, costing 200 workers at a cable factory near Santander their jobs.

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/michelle-mones-businessman-husband-faces-28752717


The case is now due to be heard next May. It's separate to the legal issues discussed in the earlier OPs below, but who knows what dots may be joined and whether Barrowman will be at liberty to attend the Spanish case in person if legal action is pursued against him in the UK?

Revealed: Tory peer Michelle Mone secretly received 29m from 'VIP lane' PPE firm
https://www.democraticunderground.com/108822177

Revealed: Second firm pushed by Michelle Mone was secret entity of husband's office
https://www.democraticunderground.com/108822191
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