The Hedge Fund Trader Loses Appeal Over an Order to Pay $1 Billion in Tax
In Brief
Sanjay Shah, a hedge fund trader, lost an appeal in Dubai court over an order to pay the Danish authorities more than 8.5 billion krone.
An order to pay the Danish authorities more than 8.5 billion krone ($1.24 billion) to satisfy a tax fraud allegation against Sanjay Shah, a hedge fund trader accused of masterminding the Cum-Ex tax fraud scheme, was upheld by a Dubai court.
The Dubai Court of Cassation rejected an appeal from a lower court this week, the Danish tax authority said in a statement Wednesday. The authority said that it was now carrying out asset seizures.
Denmark has sought to recover more than $2 billion that officials said had been stolen from networks of bankers, lawyers, and others as part of the CumEx scandal. Shah was cited as the mastermind of the fraud, in which pension plans claimed tax returns that were not due.
A London judge recently ruled that the dividend tax refund claims at issue weren’t valid in a so-called validity trial. Shah and a group of individual traders and firms accused of earning vast sums of money from the tax trading loophole are being sued in London by Denmark, too. It is important to note that the civil proceedings do not allow any conclusions to be drawn regarding my client’s possible criminal liability, according to Shah’s German criminal defense attorney Bjorn Gercke.
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Nik is an accomplished analyst and writer at Metaverse Post, specializing in delivering cutting-edge insights into the fast-paced world of technology, with a particular emphasis on AI/ML, XR, VR, on-chain analytics, and blockchain development. His articles engage and inform a diverse audience, helping them stay ahead of the technological curve. Possessing a Master's degree in Economics and Management, Nik has a solid grasp of the nuances of the business world and its intersection with emergent technologies.
