The Nottingham ringleader of a trio of fraudsters, who stole nearly £305,000 through various tax frauds, has been jailed.

Chris May, 35, of Nottingham, made false VAT repayment claims, lied about his income and made fraudulent claims for Tax Credits over a four-year period from 2010.

Chris May, along with Frances May, 32, of Nottingham, and Lea Reeve, 42, of Derbyshire, used a network of companies which traded in the buying and selling of data to steal VAT, an HMRC investigation discovered.

The group stole £130,859 in VAT by using false invoices to reclaim repayments they weren’t entitled to. They also cha...