Fraudster ordered to pay back more than £90million or face prison

Fraudster ordered to pay back more than £90million or face prison

A fraudster who masterminded one of the UK's largest tax frauds has been ordered to pay back more than £90million or face more time in prison.Arif Patel, from Preston, Lancashire, was the boss of a sock-making company and created a fake luxury clothing scam with a criminal gang which he headed.His gang stole £33.4million from the UK Government through VAT repayment claims on fake exports of textiles and mobile phones.They also imported and sold …