Adam Lulat was able to outlast a field of 241 players at the recent 2018 Grosvenor United Kingdom Poker Tour Manchester main event to win only over £68,000, only to discover that his winnings are now being sought after by Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs.
The poker event took place back in March at the Grosvenor Casino at Manchester, where Lulat was able to have the chip lead entering into final table play and defeated Gary Whitehead during the heads-up around to maintain the first place prize. Now, six months after the win, the British tax collector has issued a court order for all the money to be repaid according to a crime perpetrated in 2010 and 2011.
Time to Pay Up:
In September 2015, Lulat pled guilty to money laundering and was handed a 28-month prison sentence for being a part of a laundering scheme between £40 million. Together with his own co-defendants, Lulat was ordered to pay back a total of £590,000 that was confessed stolen. At the moment, it was discovered that Lulat didn’t have any money to make the payment or assets that could be captured. He paid only £1 ).
When it was discovered that he’d won the large sum during the poker event, the court raised the amount he had to cover £71,770. This amount accounted to the trophy won during the event as well as £2,840 that was in his bank accounts. If the amount is not paid in 3 months’ period, Lulat will face 15 months in prison.
Facing the Consequences:
The scheme that the poker player was discovered to be involved in occurred from September of 2010 before November of the next year. Lulat alongside all the other people found guilty in the case, were fabricating businesses to make fraudulent VAT repayment claims against several European Union states by using a intricate web of transactions.
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