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Castlemilk man avoids jail in VAT scam

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A Castlemilk man who helped a convicted counterfeiter steal £180,000 in a VAT scam has avoided jail.Scott Thomson, 57, allowed John Farrell 62, to register bogus companies at his addresses between December 2010 and June 2013.

He provided Farrell with addresses in Cambuslang and Croftfoot. Farrell stole the six-figure sum by claiming VAT for the fake businesses.He used fake passports and driving licences in order to set up the scam.Farrell was jailed for 27 months last year after pleading guilty to VAT fraud.Thomson was tracked down in Spain and held in custody before being extradited to the UK in August 2018.He stood trial at Glasgow Sheriff Court in January and was convicted of “facilitating the commission of VAT fraud.”Thomson was ordered

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