Top corporate financier’s tax fraud charges dismissed
Corporate financier Richard Hughes has had all charges of tax fraud dismissed by a judge.
Hughes, 48, is the co-founder of Manchester-based corporate finance firm Zeus Capital. He faced two charges of conspiracy to defraud and intent to defraud HM Revenue and Customs by making claims for capital loss relief.
The charges related to £134m investment schemes and result from a three-year investigation and the trial had been set to be heard at Birmingham Crown Court in January 2018.
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