Fraudster conned taxpayers out of more than £700k through bogus Gift Aid claims

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Fraudster conned taxpayers out of more than £700k through bogus Gift Aid claims.

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A career criminal has been jailed after orchestrating an elaborate Gift Aid fraud that netted him more than £700,000 in public funds.Abdul Robbani, 54, who lives in Chelmsford, submitted bogus charitable donation claims to HMRC over a 14-month period from March 2020 to May 2021.The fraudster established a community amateur sports club called RMI Club, which served as a vehicle for his criminal scheme.Through this organisation, he filed 60 fraudulent Gift Aid applications worth more than £1million.HMRC paid out £708,750 before his scam was finally uncovered.Robbani falsely claimed that 716 people had each given between £5,000 and £10,000 to his club.None of these donations were genuine.The proceeds were channelled into clearing substantial personal and family debts, including mortgages on multiple properties.He pleaded guilty at Chelmsford Crown Court to revenue fraud alongside three counts of transferring criminal property.The 54-year-old fraudster was subsequently sentenced to four...

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