Indian-Origin Couple Sentenced in UK for Breaching Director Ban Linked to Tax Fraud
An Indian-origin couple in the United Kingdom has been sentenced for continuing to run companies despite a legal ban. Bharat Jogia, 71, from the West Midlands, was disqualified as a company director for 13 years in 2014 after admitting to causing Jogia Jewellers (UK) Limited to wrongfully claim over £2 million from HM Revenue and Customs as part of a tax fraud scheme. Despite the ban, Jogia continued to control two pharmaceutical firms, Diamond Pharma Limited and BHJ Consulting Ltd, which later faced financial difficulties. His wife, Louise Jogia, 57, was convicted of aiding her husband by acting as the official director of BHJ Consulting, although it was Bharat Jogia who managed the business operations. Both were sentenced to prison terms, suspended for 18 months, and received further director bans. 
