Riddle of businessman's four obscure firms that got £40m of furlough cash... and his 'European corporate headquarters' is a virtual mailbox in East London
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Up to £40million of furlough cash was paid in a single month to a set of companies that appear to have no staff.
The four British firms, set up by an Indian entrepreneur, each claimed between £5million and £10million in May this year.
They were founded by Rajanish Garibe, 44, an elusive businessman whose firms’ ‘Europe corporate headquarters’ turned out to be a virtual mailbox in east London.
The Treasury says the furlough scheme has been abused and there are 23,000 ongoing inquiries into ‘incorrect’ payments
The Treasury paid out