Three brothers, who stole 3m in a tax scam involving pubs and restaurants, have been jailed and banned from being directors for 28 years.
Bournemouth brothers Shahab Hashtroudi, 64, Shahin Hashtroudi, 58 and Hedayat Hashtroudi, 68, ran pubs and restaurants in Hampshire, Dorset and Surrey, using the money to prop up their loss-making business empire and fund their lifestyle. Shahab Hashtroudi drove a Porsche and sent his child to private school.
From October 2008 they set up 11 companies, all of which failed leaving huge debts. None of the companies lasted longer than 24 months, with some trading for less than a year. Some didnt pay VAT to HMRC, while also stealing the income tax and national insurance contributions of their employees.
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