Trio behind French carbon “crime of the century” jailed for 23 years
Three men were sentenced by a Paris court on Thursday to a combined 23 years in prison for their role in orchestrating €283 million in tax fraud through the EU carbon market, in a case dubbed France’s “crime of the century”.
Read MoreUK company director banned for selling illiquid VERs at inflated prices
The director of a London-based carbon credit company that was wound up by the government in 2014 has been disqualified for selling illiquid voluntary units (VERs) at inflated prices.
Read MoreUK disqualifies carbon scam firm director who claimed ties to Clinton Foundation
A UK court has disqualified a 34-year old man for running a carbon credit investment firm that purported to be in partnership talks with former US President Bill Clinton’s philanthropic foundation but was found to have scammed investors out of hundreds of thousands of pounds.
Read MoreBritish man disqualified for running £2.5m carbon credit sale scam
A British man has been disqualified from acting as a company director until 2029 for selling illiquid carbon credits to unwitting investors at inflated prices, the UK Insolvency Service said on Friday.
Read MoreLondon carbon credit dealer disqualified for feigning registry membership
A London-based carbon credit dealer has been disqualified from acting as a director in the UK for 15 years for making sales by false representation and failing to maintain accounting records, Britain’s Insolvency Service said on Thursday.
Read MoreTwo disqualified after UK carbon trading “buffer” firm shut down for VAT fraud
Two men have been disqualified from acting as company directors in the UK for a combined 17 years after their firm was found to be involved in VAT fraud relating to the EU carbon market, Britain’s Insolvency Service said on Friday.
Read MoreFour UK-based directors disqualified over £3.2m carbon credit scam
Four men have been disqualified from acting as directors in the UK for 14 years for their part in a £3.2 million carbon credit scam, the British government’s Insolvency Service said on Monday.
Read MoreFour men jailed for 25 years for EU ETS tax fraud, money laundering
Four men were sentenced by a UK court on Tuesday to a combined 25 years in prison for evading tax and laundering money using the EU carbon market, a legal source told Carbon Pulse.
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