Five people, including Irish actress Aoife Madden, have been jailed in the UK after it was discovered that they secured millions of pounds in tax breaks for pretending to make a Hollywood blockbuster.
The group told VAT inspectors that they intended to make a film titled Landscape of Lives starring well-known actor Jeremy Irons for £19.6m. As a result, they were able to claim £2.7m in VAT and tax credits, although it was never their intention to actually make the film.