A former Top Gear mechanic who helped father and son tax cheats escape from the UK has been jailed.
Stephen Howard, of Crafts End, Chilton, helped tax cheats Jamie Colwell and his father Brian flee to Spain before they could be sentenced for a £1 million VAT scam, a HMRC investigation found.
The pair have since been extradited back to the UK and are currently serving prison sentences totalling almost eight years.
Mr Howard bought travel tickets for the pair and hired a van to drive Brian Colwell to a hideout in Spain. During this time £2,900 was deposited into Mr Howard’s bank account.
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