HMRC inspector used dead man’s identity as part of £171,000 fraud

Taxman used dead man’s identity as part of £171,000 VAT fraud

A FORMER taxman has been jailed for his role in a fraud which saw more than £100,000 in public money paid out in false VAT repayment claims.

Ex-VAT inspector James McGee, of Troon, South Ayrshire, was making bogus repayment claims while using the hijacked identity of a dead man to cover up his fraud, HM Revenue and Customs said.