Kildare businessman jailed for €1.6m tax fraud

A prominent campaigner for reform of the security industry who defrauded over €1.6m from the Revenue has been jailed for two years.

Gary Wynne (aged 38) avoided paying tax on over €4m in income by claiming to transfer his VAT inclusive invoices to a fictitious company, rendering his company, Loganroy Security Ltd, VAT neutral.