英印裔商人阿里夫·帕特尔因涉嫌9000万英镑诈骗案被定罪，照片中他正摆姿势拍照。——BBC/档案照片 伦敦：英印裔商人、被定罪的9000万英镑诈骗主谋阿里夫·帕特尔，领导一个犯罪网络企图诈骗英国纳税人超过9000万英镑，尽管在英国最大税务诈骗案件之一中被判处20年监禁，一项调查揭露他仍继续在迪拜自由生活。
British-Indian businessman Arif Patel, convicted in a £90 million fraud case, poses for a photo. — BBC/File LONDON: British-Indian businessman and convicted £90 million fraud mastermind Arif Patel, who led a criminal network that attempted to defraud the British taxpayer of over £90 million, continues to live freely in Dubai despite receiving a 20-year prison sentence in one of Britain's biggest tax fraud cases, a investigation has revealed.
BBC“File on 4 Investigates”栏目的调查揭露，帕特尔原籍兰开夏郡普雷斯顿，印度裔父母所生，在对抗英国法院因其犯罪所得而下达的9050万英镑充公令的过程中，竟未服刑一日。
The investigation by BBC's "File on 4 Investigates" has exposed how Patel, originally from Preston, Lancashire, born to Indian parents, has avoided serving a single day of his prison sentence while fighting a £90.5 million confiscation order imposed by a British court over the proceeds of his criminal activities.
帕特尔及其有组织犯罪网络成功从英国纳税人手中骗取超过3300万英镑，并试图通过涉及虚假纺织品和手机出口的欺诈性增值税退税申请，再骗取数千万英镑。
Patel and his organised criminal network successfully stole more than £33 million from British taxpayers and attempted to obtain tens of millions more through fraudulent VAT repayment claims involving fake exports of textiles and mobile phones.
英国调查人员叫停了其余欺诈性申请。该诈骗案是英国税务海关总署（HMRC）调查的最大规模转圈税务诈骗行动之一，涉及一个精心设计的公司网络、虚假发票、假冒服装及国际金融交易。
British investigators stopped the remaining fraudulent claims. The fraud was among the largest carousel tax fraud operations investigated by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), involving an elaborate network of companies, false invoices, counterfeit clothing and international financial transactions.
2025年8月，切斯特皇冠法院下令帕特尔偿还确切金额9050万3211英镑96便士，此前法院认定其犯罪获益价值及可用资产。该命令针对其在英国及海外的大量房产持有，以及包括一辆法拉利575 Superamerica在内的奢侈品。现居迪拜的帕特尔已向上诉法院对充公令提出挑战，导致追回资金的进程被拖延。
In August 2025, Chester Crown Court ordered Patel to repay exactly £90,503,211.96 after determining the value of the criminal benefit and available assets. The order targeted his extensive property holdings in Britain and overseas, as well as luxury possessions including a Ferrari 575 Superamerica. Now living in Dubai, Patel has challenged the confiscation order in the Court of Appeal, delaying the recovery of the money.
帕特尔于2011年7月在获得法官许可、获准在保释期间前往迪拜后逃离英国。他从未返回接受审判，随后与其兄弟穆纳夫·帕特尔和费萨尔·帕特尔会合，后两人在得知将被起诉且极可能入狱后已先行离开英国。
Patel fled Britain in July 2011 after obtaining permission from a judge to travel to Dubai while on bail. He never returned to face justice and subsequently joined his brothers Munaf Patel and Faisal Patel, who had already left Britain after knowing they would be charged and likely jailed.
2023年，帕特尔在切斯特皇室法院缺席审判中被判犯有串谋欺诈公共税收、洗钱、虚假会计和贩卖假冒服装等罪名，获刑20年。判决法官将帕特尔及其兄弟描述为涉及有组织犯罪网络的高层罪犯。
In 2023, Patel was convicted in his absence at Chester Crown Court of offences including conspiracy to cheat the public revenue, money laundering, false accounting and dealing in counterfeit clothing. He was sentenced to 20 years in prison. The sentencing judge described Patel and his brothers as high-level criminals involved in an organised criminal network.
帕特尔的犯罪活动以其位于普雷斯顿的公司Faisaltex Ltd为中心，该公司被用于协助欺诈性增值税退税申请以及进口和销售假冒设计师服装。该团伙还贩卖假冒服装，若为正品，价值至少达5000万英镑。调查人员查明，犯罪所得帮助资助了一个庞大的国际房产组合，资产分布在伦敦、普雷斯顿、摩洛哥、阿拉伯联合酋长国、沙特阿拉伯和土耳其。
Patel's criminal operation was centred on his Preston-based company Faisaltex Ltd, which was used to facilitate fraudulent VAT repayment claims and the importation and sale of counterfeit designer clothing. The gang also traded fake clothing that would have been worth at least £50 million had the products been genuine. Investigators established that proceeds from the criminal activities helped finance a substantial international property portfolio, including assets in London, Preston, Morocco, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Turkey.
该犯罪网络的另外24名成员在单独的诉讼中被定罪，合计刑期超过116年。
Twenty-four other members of the criminal network were convicted in separate proceedings and received combined prison sentences exceeding 116 years.
帕特尔的共同被告、常驻迪拜的穆罕默德·贾法尔·阿里也因欺诈和洗钱罪名被缺席定罪。当局认定他是关键的财务协助者，帮助通过离岸账户转移犯罪所得。
Patel's co-accused, Dubai-based Mohamed Jaffar Ali, was also convicted in his absence of fraud and money laundering offences. Authorities identified him as a key financial facilitator who helped move criminal proceeds through offshore accounts.
据《Geo News》2025年8月30日发布的早期报道，法院对帕特尔下达了9000万英镑的充公令，并计划查封并拍卖其房产和豪华车辆。该报道强调了帕特尔在作为英国司法通缉犯的同时，如何建立起一个国际房产帝国。
In an earlier report published on August 30, 2025, Geo News detailed the court's £90 million confiscation order against Patel and the planned seizure and sale of his properties and luxury vehicles. The report highlighted how Patel had built an international property empire while remaining a fugitive from British justice.
英国税务海关总署（HMRC）欺诈调查局局长理查德·拉斯此前表示，帕特尔通过犯罪活动资助奢华生活方式，代价由普通纳税人承担。
Richard Las, director of HMRC's Fraud Investigation Service, previously said Patel had financed an extravagant lifestyle through criminal activities at the expense of ordinary taxpayers.
兰开夏郡警方也将帕特尔描述为总部位于普雷斯顿的一个有组织犯罪集团的头目，其活动造成了巨额财务损失。皇家检控署警告称，如果帕特尔不遵守没收令，可能面临额外监禁。
Lancashire Police also described Patel as the head of a Preston-based organised crime group whose activities caused substantial financial losses. The Crown Prosecution Service warned that Patel could face additional imprisonment if he failed to comply with the confiscation order.
英国广播公司（BBC）的调查还审查了将帕特尔描绘为迪拜成功商人和慈善家的网络材料，这引发了关于在其刑事定罪成立的情况下，为重塑其公众形象所做努力的质疑。
The BBC investigation has also examined online material portraying Patel as a successful businessman and philanthropist in Dubai, raising questions about efforts to rehabilitate his public image despite his criminal convictions.
英国政府反腐败倡导者玛格丽特·霍奇女爵士批评帕特尔持续逃避惩罚，并对其在身处海外的同时利用法律程序挑战没收令表示担忧。
Dame Margaret Hodge, the British government's anti-corruption champion, criticised Patel's continued avoidance of punishment and raised concerns about his use of legal proceedings to challenge the confiscation order while remaining overseas.