Convicted fraudster linked to £5m pension fraud

Scragg was sentenced last year to 17 years in prison for carrying out a £34m tax and VAT fraud by laundering cash through the construction industry. Giving evidence in his defence, Meeson (pictured) told the jury at Birmingham Crown Court that Scragg, the head of the Moya companies, asked him to set up the pension schemes. The former president of the Association of Taxation Technicians described how he originally created a pension scheme through Scottish Equitable as part of Moya's composite company structure. The composite companies were used to help construction companies avoid p...