Guardian – A solicitor at HM Revenue & Customs who turned whistleblower to disclose that senior managers had quietly let off Goldman Sachs from paying millions of pounds in tax penalties is facing disciplinary procedures and possible prosecution for speaking out.
Osita Mba has worked within the Revenue for at least four years and claimed to have personal knowledge of the deal that allowed the bank to write off a £10m bill. He told the National Audit Office and two parliamentary committees the bank’s settlement had been agreed with a handshake by Dave Hartnett, the permanent secretary for tax at HMRC.
