A sports agent who was sentenced in November 2011 for his part in a cricket-fixing scandal, has been jailed for failing to declare and pay tax on income he received from his multi-million pound property portfolio.

The former owner of Croydon Athletic Football Club, Mazhar Majeed, 40, of Oaks Road, Croydon, was given a two-year sentence following an investigation by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).

It discovered that the sports agent had purposely under-declared income from his property development and rental businesses by £259,000.

The HMRC investigation, which began in June 2010, uncovered documents revealing that Majeed had not declared all of the income obtained from the sale of properties on his tax returns between 2006 and 2011.

“Majeed was a very wealthy businessman who tried to wriggle out of paying his fair share,” said Alan Tully, Assistant Director of Fraud Investigation Service at HMRC.

“He selfishly stole money that should have been used to fund vital public services and he now must pay the price for his dishonesty.”

Majeed was arrested by HMRC in August 2010 and pleaded guilty to tax fraud at Croydon Crown Court in November 2014. He was sentenced on the 27th November this year.