The boss of a Manchester parking company has been jailed for stealing more than £466,000 of his employees’ tax payments after a HMRC investigation uncovered his fraud.

Brian Pearson, 57, of Wilmslow, Cheshire, was sentenced for pocketing the Income Tax and National Insurance Contributions (NIC) for up to 60 of his employees deducted through the Pay As You Earn (PAYE) system.

Mr Pearson ran MIA Secure Parking Ltd, a ‘meet and greet’ parking service based in Sharston, Wythenshawe, which later became UK Premier Parking Ltd. Both companies operated parking services focused on the nearby Manchester Airpor...