article_snippet.sent: The self-styled U-boat captain who funded Richard Williams eccentric and lavish lifestyle with a 'sophisticated' £1million VAT scam was today jailed for more than four years.
article_snippet.sent: The Captain Birdseye lookalike was jailed at Manchester Crown Court for a total of four years and eight months after admitting cheating the taxman out of over £1million by reclaiming VAT from three false businesses.
article_snippet.sent: The Captain Birdseye lookalike ex-wife Laurel Howarth, 28, was jailed for 20 months for her part in the five-year scam which defrauded her Majesty's Revenue and Customs of £1,017,505.
article_snippet.sent: In court: Alongside Williams (right) in the dock yesterday was Williams former teenage bride, Lauren Howarth (left).
article_snippet.sent: his former teenage bride, Lauren Howarth (left) were jailed today, Williams for more than four years and Lauren Howarth for 20 months . '
highlights_snippet.sent: The 54-year-old was today jailed for a total of four years and eight months .