British businessman Sanjay Shah jailed for 12 years over £996m Danish tax fraud

Shah found guilty of gross fraud and given longest sentence for financial crime in country’s history

The British businessman Sanjay Shah has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for fraud against the Danish state – the longest sentence for a financial crime in the country’s history.

Glostrup court on Thursday found Shah guilty of gross fraud, ruling that he played a “central and controlling role” in a major tax fraud of more than 9bn DKK (£996m) involving dividend tax refunds.