Dubai court greenlights extradition order for tax fraudster
Denmark has won a significant legal battle after a Dubai court on Thursday ruled that hedge fund trader Sanjay Shah, the alleged kingpin behind the DKK12.7bn share dividend scam, can be extradited to Denmark to face…
Banks involved in dividend scam were asked for input on new anti-fraud legislation
12 major international banks were allowed to influence a legislative proposal in 2018 aimed at preventing a new share dividend scam. According to a new investigative book by DR News journalist Jesper Tynell,…
Extradition request for tax fraudster sent back to Dubai appeals court
Dubai’s highest court has ruled that the Danish authorities’ request for the extradition of Sanjay Shah, the alleged kingpin behind the multi-billion kroner share dividend scam, Denmark’s biggest-ever fraud case, should be sent back…
Tax fraudster fights extradition from Dubai
A Dubai court will rule next week as to whether 52-year-old British businessman Sanjay Shah, the alleged kingpin behind the multi-billion kroner share dividend scam, Denmark’s biggest-ever fraud case, can be extradited to…
Tax authorities lose legal battle in share dividend scam
The Danish State has lost its multi-million lawsuit against Bech Brun, one of Denmark’s most renowned legal firms. The company was originally ordered to refund the DKK3.5m salary it received from the Tax…
More money could be recovered from share dividend scam
The Tax Ministry is ‘cautiously optimistic’ it could recover up to 75% of the DKK12.7bn defrauded from the Danish state in the 2015 share dividend scam – however, the legal costs of chasing…
‘Tax police’ nip fraud companies in the bud
New figures reveal how the Tax Agency’s ’control police’ have prevented around 3,600 fraudulent ‘shell’ companies from registering in this country since 2015. Tax Minister Moren Bødskov said organised criminals have tried to…
Court to rule today in share-dividend scam
The High Court will decide today whether three UK nationals should remain jailed ‘in absentia’ for their part in the multi-billion share-dividend scam. The State Prosecutor’s Office for Serious Economic and International Crime (SØIK),…
Social fraudster who embezzled DKK117m can keep pension
The High Court has allowed convicted social fraudster Britta Nielsen to keep her private pension. 66-year-old Ms Nielsen, who was extradited from South Africa in 2018 where she had fled after becoming a…
UK High Court denounces Danish lawsuit against fraudster
A British High Court judge has criticised the Tax Agency (SKAT) and Danish lawmakers for launching a ‘politically motivated’ lawsuit against hedge fund trader Sanjay Shah, the alleged kingpin in the DKK12bn share…
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