Are Those Who Commit Serious Fraud Finally Being Brought to Justice?
After several difficult and challenging years, it appears that my faith in justice and humanity has finally been rewarded. In the last few weeks several individuals who appear to believe that the laws of the land somehow do not apply to them have finally got their comeuppance and are now facing British justice.
The British seem to have built a reputation for themselves as being something of a country that believes in fair play, believes in playing by the rules and is an example for other countries around the world to admire and follow. The number of banking scandals since 2008 certainly puts that theory to the test and calls into question the actions of a select few within our society.
It appears that this idealistic view of Britain is certainly being called into question and many are now feeling particularly angry and disillusioned at the continued austerity being imposed on the British people. This has been further amplified by the continued evasion of taxes by the larger corporations in the country. However, it would apear that the UK is finally about to crack down on large-scale tax dodgers.
This, along with the recent conviction of Tom Hayes, gives the impression that those who commit serious fraud in this country are certainly living on borrowed time. This is certainly excellent news for those of us who abide by the law and believe in fairness and equality, not to mention serious fraud solicitors who must be rubbing their hands together with glee at the prospect of the extra work that they will be tasked with.
There was also good news closer to home in the sunny city of Brighton & Hove where we now have a new public enemy number one. Julian King, multi-millionaire and director of several companies in the local area, was recently convicted of flouting parking restrictions across the city through the use of fraudulent number plates on his range of luxury cars. He managed to evade detection by folding over the tax discs in each of the vehicles to disguise the fact that the registrations on the tax discs were different to those displayed on the registration plates.
While it is encouraging to see such an unpleasant individual brought to justice, surely a fine of £8,000 is a mere drop in the ocean to him and he will likely have sneered at the punishment. I was discussing this over a couple of beers with one of my friends on Saturday afternoon and we came to the conclusion that 300 hours of community service would have been a much more suitable punishment. Perhaps through being in contact with those less fortunate than himself would have humbled him slightly and made him consider his future actions.
While there is still a way to go before we can say with conviction that this country is taking a hard line with those who commit serious fraud, the signs are certainly encouraging that their days are numbered and that we are finally moving towards something of a more equal society.
The British seem to have built a reputation for themselves as being something of a country that believes in fair play, believes in playing by the rules and is an example for other countries around the world to admire and follow. The number of banking scandals since 2008 certainly puts that theory to the test and calls into question the actions of a select few within our society.
It appears that this idealistic view of Britain is certainly being called into question and many are now feeling particularly angry and disillusioned at the continued austerity being imposed on the British people. This has been further amplified by the continued evasion of taxes by the larger corporations in the country. However, it would apear that the UK is finally about to crack down on large-scale tax dodgers.
This, along with the recent conviction of Tom Hayes, gives the impression that those who commit serious fraud in this country are certainly living on borrowed time. This is certainly excellent news for those of us who abide by the law and believe in fairness and equality, not to mention serious fraud solicitors who must be rubbing their hands together with glee at the prospect of the extra work that they will be tasked with.
There was also good news closer to home in the sunny city of Brighton & Hove where we now have a new public enemy number one. Julian King, multi-millionaire and director of several companies in the local area, was recently convicted of flouting parking restrictions across the city through the use of fraudulent number plates on his range of luxury cars. He managed to evade detection by folding over the tax discs in each of the vehicles to disguise the fact that the registrations on the tax discs were different to those displayed on the registration plates.
While it is encouraging to see such an unpleasant individual brought to justice, surely a fine of £8,000 is a mere drop in the ocean to him and he will likely have sneered at the punishment. I was discussing this over a couple of beers with one of my friends on Saturday afternoon and we came to the conclusion that 300 hours of community service would have been a much more suitable punishment. Perhaps through being in contact with those less fortunate than himself would have humbled him slightly and made him consider his future actions.
While there is still a way to go before we can say with conviction that this country is taking a hard line with those who commit serious fraud, the signs are certainly encouraging that their days are numbered and that we are finally moving towards something of a more equal society.
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