A judge has shown mercy on a struggling beef farmer who kept his business afloat by fiddling £126,000 in VAT.
John Atreidees submitted false electronic returns for seven out of 12 quarters between 2011 and 2014 which meant that the Government ended up paying him money rather than him paying tax.
The 49-year-old farmer was spared an immediate jail term after a Judge at Exeter Crown Court was told he has recently lost a leg and has passed over the running of his North Devon farm to his...
