HMRC tells Fraudster his £70,000 poker win must go to tax man

The HM Revenue and Customs told a fraudster to pay back the entire haul of £70,000 cash that he won from a poker tournament.

The fraudster Adam Lulat, 26, of Preston, Lancashire was jailed in 2015 for 28 months after being found guilty of being involved in a money laundering plot worth £40 million.

In 2010 and 2011 Lulat was part of a gang that worked for other crime groups moving £40 million of illicit cash using banks in the UK and Europe.

At the time of his sentence he had no assets and was told to pay only £1, while his counterpart gang who were also involved were ordered to pay £590,000.

However, he was ordered to hand all the money to the HMRC when it was discovered that Lulat had won £68,930 at a poker tournament in Manchester.

A HMRC spokesman said: "Lulat thought he'd aced the tournament but we had the better hand in the end."

It was also discovered during the hearing at Manchester Crown Court that he had £2,840 held in a personal bank account, the court have also ordered him to pay this money to the HMRC within three months or face another 15 months in jail.

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