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Bill Wilson and John Williams (respectively) represented a Premier League footballer and his wife who were arrested by the Special Casework Unit of HMRC on allegations of Fraud, Cheating the Public Revenue; Fraudulent Evasion of income tax; Fraudulent Evasion of VAT and Money Laundering. The arrest resulted in widespread publicity in the Press. It was alleged that the combined loss to the Revenue was calculated at £1.1 million. After substantial representations and detailed disclosure to HMRC over the following months, HMRC accepted that no charges would be preferred and the matter concluded with no further action.