A Surbiton businesswoman jailed last year for VAT fraud has been ordered to pay back more than £200,000 - or face more prison time.

Jasvinder Mahal, 42, of King Charles Road, admitted faking invoices and manipulating bank statements to claim VAT repayments.

She was jailed for a year at Kingston Crown Court last October, and faces another two years and nine months inside if she does not pay back her criminal profits of £207,047 within the next three months.

A confiscation order was made last Friday.

Mahal, whose companies were based in Victoria Road, admitted four counts of cheating the public revenue.

She was also banned from being a company director for seven years.

Mahal's companies included:

  • Mahal Consultancy Ltd
  • Mahal Beauty Ltd
  • Mahal Beauty Express Ltd
  • Mahal Restaurant Ltd
  • Mahal Investments (London) Ltd
  • Mahal Catering Ltd