Student Ducks Prison After Promoting Tax Fraud On Instagram

By Christopher Crosby ( October 17, 2025, 3:31 PM BST) -- A London-based student has become the first person to be convicted of inspiring others to defraud Britain's tax collector on social media after he used Instagram to encourage criminal attacks on VAT systems, HM Revenue and Customs said Friday....

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