11 Feb 2011
A DIRECTOR of Sunderland firm Otax faces jail after being convicted of an offence under the Proceeds of Crime Act.
Kishor Doshi, of Dunelm South, Sunderland, admitted he had told a client that the police had commanded him to hand over the client's accounts, reported the Sunderland Echo.
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The order was part of a Northumbria Police investigation.
Doshi had claimed that he didn't know the order was part of a criminal investigation, but part of a civil enquiry by HM Revenue & Customs.
Sentencing was adjourned until next month.
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Stalin would have been proud
Isn't it wonderful that all these New Labour laws have helped keep us safe and free and that we're not like so many police-state countries where you're expected to spy on your neighbour... oh hang on....
Posted by: Winston Smith, 13 Feb 2011 | 09:15
Criminals
not one person even brought to trial over the banking collpse but an accountant who falls foul of ex Stasi legislation.....
Posted by: Ernest Guiness, 15 Mar 2011 | 20:02