Tax office bags 26-year-old fraudster's £70k poker winnings to pay for a fine he'd previously avoided
Tax office bags 26-year-old fraudster's £70k poker winnings to pay for a fine he'd previously avoided
- Adam Lulat was ordered to pay the money to HM Revenue & Customs
- Lulat and others were jailed three years ago for VAT fraud and money laundering
- He was jailed and ordered to pay a £1 fine because he had no assets at the time
A fraudster who thought he'd struck lucky at a poker tournament has been forced to hand his £70,000 winnings to the taxman
A fraudster who thought he'd struck lucky at a poker tournament has been forced to hand his £70,000 winnings tothe taxman.
Adam Lulat was ordered to pay the money to HM Revenue & Customs by a court in Manchester.
His winnings will go towards paying a fine the 26-year-old, from Preston, had previously avoided.
Lulat and five others were jailed three years ago for VAT fraud and money laundering. He was a student but held four bank accounts for the gang.
He was jailed for 28 months and ordered to pay a £1 fine because he had no assets. But HMRC reserved the right to extract £237,449 from him in future.
In March he was hauled back into court after it emerged he had won £68,930 at a poker tournament.
Lulat was ordered to hand over the money – on top of £2,840 held in his bank account – and the taxman said he still has to pay back nearly £165,700 left on the fine.
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