Timothy Bentley, from Cheshire, and his son James Bentley, from Sutton Coldfield, were investigated by HMRC and pleaded guilty to making a series of fraudulent VAT repayment claims for building supplies over three years.
A third man, Salim Rahman, from Stoke-on-Trent, was also sentenced after admitting money laundering offences. The two men had set up two companies: J Bentley Construction and Warwickshire Engineering Supplies, and had operated Buildtech Construction 33. Between August 2009 and December 2012, the pair made 15 VAT repayment claims totalling £515,721.56.
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