The article discusses Terry Ball, a British businessman who has been accused of enabling large-scale tax evasion through his snail farm business. Ball has connections to organized crime groups, including the Camorra, and has been involved in scams and other illicit activities.
Ball's business is based on exploiting loopholes in charity commission rules designed for tiny charities. He sets up a "charity shop" in an office block and arranges for a small number of people to buy giant bags of mixed goods for a single day. The landlord claims a substantial business rates discount on the basis that it's the premises for an unregistered charity.
The article also reveals that Ball has been involved in other illicit activities, including mediating between rival factions of the same Naples crime family and providing information to anti-mafia prosecutors. However, he claims to have never formally worked with the mafia but rather helped them through personal connections.
In recent months, enforcement officers from Westminster council have been investigating Ball's operations, and one of his companies was wound up in a high court hearing due to unpaid taxes. The company's landlord is based in the tax haven of the British Virgin Islands, and Namir El-Akabi, an Iraqi businessman, has made a fortune from contracts with western governments.
The article raises questions about how Ball has been able to avoid detection for so long and what role his connections to high-ranking politicians, businessmen, and military leaders have played in facilitating his illicit activities.
Ball's business is based on exploiting loopholes in charity commission rules designed for tiny charities. He sets up a "charity shop" in an office block and arranges for a small number of people to buy giant bags of mixed goods for a single day. The landlord claims a substantial business rates discount on the basis that it's the premises for an unregistered charity.
The article also reveals that Ball has been involved in other illicit activities, including mediating between rival factions of the same Naples crime family and providing information to anti-mafia prosecutors. However, he claims to have never formally worked with the mafia but rather helped them through personal connections.
In recent months, enforcement officers from Westminster council have been investigating Ball's operations, and one of his companies was wound up in a high court hearing due to unpaid taxes. The company's landlord is based in the tax haven of the British Virgin Islands, and Namir El-Akabi, an Iraqi businessman, has made a fortune from contracts with western governments.
The article raises questions about how Ball has been able to avoid detection for so long and what role his connections to high-ranking politicians, businessmen, and military leaders have played in facilitating his illicit activities.
he's basically a master of exploiting loopholes in charity commission rules to set up fake charity shops and get rich off the system. And to think he's got connections to organized crime groups? That's some serious sketchy stuff, fam 
this terry ball dude is literally the ultimate hustler... or should i say, tax evader lol. i mean who sets up a charity shop in an office block to scam a business rates discount? genius! 
but seriously though, it's wild how he's been able 2 fly under the radar for so long w/ his connections 2 big time players... like, what exactly is going on behind those closed doors? 
and omg, namir el-akabi sounds like a real life villain character from a movie 
. anywayz, just saying, if u got money 2 waste, go ahead n invest in some snail farms lol. 
this is so dodgy the guy's basically running a charity shop as a front for his tax evasion scheme and he's got the landlord taking advantage of it too who knew business rates could be used like that? I feel bad for people who set up tiny charities just trying to do some good.
, you know? and that Namir El-Akabi guy is a total sus character 
. how does he make a fortune from contracts with western governments without anyone batting an eye? it's like he's got connections all over the place 
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. He's just a businessman trying to make a buck, right? And yeah, I get that the charity commission loopholes are a thing, but who hasn't used those rules for good at some point? It's not like he's hurting anyone... much. The fact that Namir El-Akabi is making bank off these deals just shows how corrupt everything is, including governments and the system 
anyway i guess it's kinda shocking that someone with his level of connections can get away with this stuff for so long but like what's new right? there are plenty of ppl out there who have more power than him and they still manage to screw over the system.
We gotta stay vigilant and question our actions, because in the end, it's not just about us vs. them, but about how we all contribute to the bigger picture 
I'm not buying it (pun intended). If Terry Ball can set up a "charity shop" in an office block and get away with it for so long, what's stopping some shady politician from setting up a shell company that benefits them personally while saying it's for the greater good?
. Does anyone know what happened to all the money he made? Is it just gone up in smoke or has someone else been siphoning it off? The whole thing is kinda mind-blowing 
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The fact that he's been able to fly under the radar for so long is a bit concerning, especially given his connections to high-ranking politicians and businessmen. It's like there are too many people in positions of power who are either turning a blind eye or actively enabling Ball's illicit activities.
. How did he avoid getting caught for so long? Is it because of his connections to high-ranking people or just plain old luck