Four people involved in the running of alleged copycat Government websites that charged users extra fees for arranging passports, free European Health Insurance Cards, through to the filing of tax returns, have been given unconditional bail to appear at York Crown Court next month. This follows their appearance last Thursday at York and Selby Magistrates Court. The four - Richard Hough, Michael Hughes, Stephen Oliver and Jamie Wyatt - have been charged with a number of offences relating to the running of these unofficial websites. They include conspiracy to defraud and engaging in activities designed to mislead consumers. The charges follow an investigation by the eCrime unit of National Trading Standards, leading to arrests made early last summer. Last month, three other individuals involved in separate alleged copycat websites appeared in the same court on similar charges. Hughes and Wyatt, both 24, and Oliver, aged 45, face 16 charges each and were directors of Who4, which ran a series of websites including taxreturngateway. This charged users up to £1,000 for processing their self-assessment return.....Read more here


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