Tax Fraud Charges: Defence Unprepared
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ONan application by the defence, the trial of three men and a woman accused of conspiracy and income tax frauds was put over to the February Sessions at the Old Bailey last week.
One of the men was Peter Rhodes. managing director of Oakleys (London and Scottish) Transport, Ltd., whose address was given as Green Lane, Goodmayes, Essex. Also charged were his traffic manager, Allan George Stone. Stroud Crescent. Putney Vale; his pay clerk. Walter William Ling, Princess Road, West Croydon; and a former secretary of the company. Miss Jessica Rhodes, Bridge Street, Leighton Buzzard.
Mr. J. S. Toogood. defending, told the Common Serjeant, Sir Anthony Hawke, that the four were committed for trial on January 13 (The Commercial Motor. January 16). and there had been insufficient time for the defence to be prepared.
There were 10 counts on the indictment, including charges of conspiracy. a number of income tax frauds, and uttering forged documents. The prosecution had 60 exhibits, including income tax returns and P.A.Y.E. cards.
Mr. Neville Faulks, prosecuting, said the application was perfectly proper and he did not oppose it.