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Company boss who invented phantom staff jailed for fraud

A Scots businessman who invented a phantom workforce to milk nearly £500,000 from the Ministry of Defence was jailed for three-and-a-half years yesterday.

A Scots businessman who invented a phantom workforce to milk nearly £500,000 from the Ministry of Defence was jailed for three-and-a-half years yesterday.

Another Scot involved in the scam was jailed for 18 months.