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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Harry Taylor

Sarah Panitzke: UK’s ‘most wanted woman’ jailed over VAT fraud

Sarah Panitzke, who went missing while on trial in 2013 for her part in a multimillion pound money laundering scam, was arrested earlier this year in Spain and extradited.
Sarah Panitzke, who went missing while on trial in 2013 for her part in a multimillion pound money laundering scam, was arrested earlier this year in Spain and extradited. Photograph: Guardia Civil/PA

A woman once described as “one of Britain’s most-wanted” fugitives has been jailed for eight years for her part in a £1bn money laundering scam.

Sarah Panitzke spent nine years on the run when she fled during her trial in May 2013 for a £1bn mobile phone tax scam. She became the only woman on the National Crime Agency’s list of most-wanted fugitives after fleeing the country to Spain.

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