A businessman paid for a luxury holiday to Florida after dishonestly obtaining £7,890 in a VAT fraud, a court heard.David Crawford scammed HM Revenue and Customs by submitting a bogus VAT return, claiming a refund he was not entitled to.He went on to submit another false VAT return the following quarter, unsuccessfully attempting to obtain £10,005.Crawford, who was the sole director of Stockings Online Ltd at the time, lied to a customs officer who asked to see the paper trail for...
