AN AMMANFORD man has six months to pay back £25,000 after he and a woman made £2.7m via tax fraud and money laundering.
Richard John Safadi, 47, who did not appear at Swansea Crown Court today (Apr 5), was ordered to pay £25,000 towards costs within six months by Judge Peter Haywood in his absence.
Along with Mandy Jane Galinsky, he made his money through Penybanc Car Sales and Ammanford Metal Recycling.
They charged £1.6m in VAT to customers, however only ever paid £40,000 to HMRC.
To cover this up, the pair changed shareholders, names and directors in the companies.
Previously, Safadi was sentenced to 24 months, suspended, and Galinsky was sentenced to 10 months, also suspended.
Safadi had already paid back £888,142 of the money earned via the scam.
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