A fraudster and his ex-partner stole more than £1milion of taxpayers’ money and splashed out on dream holidays, expensive cars and Lego sets.
Lee Hickinbottom, 49, and Tabatha Knott, 34, fraudulently submitted VAT repayment claims to HMRC between 2014 and 2017.
The pair spent £120,000 in cash to buy their home in Dudley and £127,000 on home improvements including a hot tub, as well as £20,000 of shares in a confectionery company.
