A Norfolk tax fraudster, who claimed he was a spy in an attempt to cover his tracks, has been ordered to pay £615,000 or face a further five years behind bars.

Raymond Thomas, 73, was jailed for four years and eight months in November 2017, after an HMRC investigation found he had stolen £1.6 million.

In an attempt to hide his crime, Mr Thomas told family and friends he was a spy and often worked abroad. In reality, he was travelling to holiday homes funded by his fraud in Berlin, Kefalonia and Perpignan with his wife, Susan Weston, 70, who helped to launder the money.

Martin Lynagh, assistant director, frau...