It was money that should have gone towards the nation’s roads, schools and hospitals, said Judge Chris Tuohy, before sentencing Kapoor to four years in jail on Friday. Vikas Menon, an employee of Kapoor’s companies who assisted with accounts, pleaded guilty to three of those representative charges. In respect of six companies, Kapoor changed the directorships to people who were overstayers in order to distance himself from the companies tax liabilities. Judge Tuohy said taxation was “the foundation for all services from the government; roads, schools, hospitals, law enforcement, defence, conservation, you name it”. He granted an application from Kapoor to commence his jail sentence in two months time on humanitarian grounds.

Source: Stuff May 07, 2021 01:41 UTC