The director of a Hampshire call centre business and an accountant, have been jailed for a total of seven and a half years after an investigation into a £2.3 million income tax, National Insurance and VAT fraud.

HMRC found that David Buckley, 51, stole PAYE deductions from employees and VAT whilst he was the managing director of Compensation Professionals Network Ltd between 2008 and 2012.

The Basingstoke-based call centre employed around 100 people to buy and sell leads for personal injury and PPI claims.

Mr Buckley hired Swansea-based accountant Mahmood Sadiq Poptani, 60, in 2011.

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