One of UK’s most wanted tax fugitives has sentence doubled after failing to pay back stolen millions Sarah Panitzke was previously jailed for eight years after spending nine years on the run The Independent UK · Mar 27, 2023
'Most wanted' conwoman jailed after going on run to Spain for a decade Fugitive who spent 10 years living in luxury after her escape will not face further penalty for skipping bail, court is told Wales Online · Mar 25, 2023
Sarah Panitzke: UK’s ‘most wanted woman’ jailed over VAT fraud After nine years on the run in Spain, Panitzke has been jailed for eight years for her ‘pivotal role’ in a £1bn mobile phone tax scam The Guardian - UK · Jun 10, 2022
Britain’s most wanted woman jailed after nine years on run Britain’s most wanted woman has been jailed for eight years for her role in a multimillion-pound VAT fraud after she went missing for nine years. Evening Standard · Jun 10, 2022
'Britain’s most-wanted tax cheat' behind bars after 9 years on the run Sarah Panitzke was sentenced to eight years behind bars in her absence Wales Online · Jun 10, 2022
UK's 'most wanted' woman starts jail term after evading justice for nine years Sarah Panitzke was arrested in Spain after absconding from the UK while standing trial for money laundering offences Manchester Evening News · Jun 10, 2022
Britain's most wanted woman jailed over £1billion VAT fraud after 9 years on the run Sarah Panitzke, 48, will not face any charges for absconding as she wasn't extradited for skipping bail after being convicted of conspiracy to acquire criminal property in 2013 before she fled to Spain before her trial ended. Daily Mirror · Jun 10, 2022
Britain's 'most wanted woman' who used wig to hide from police to be flown back to UK Sarah Panitzke asked Spanish judges to reject a UK extradition application which would have led to her being made to serve an eight-year prison sentence over a multi-million pound fraud scheme Daily Mirror · Jun 8, 2022
Britain’s most wanted woman to fly to UK after losing extradition bid Panitzke’s high-profile February 27 arrest made headlines in Spain and the UK as she was the only woman on the National Crime Agency’s Most Wanted List Evening Standard · Jun 7, 2022
Britain's 'most wanted woman' caught in Spain after evading justice for nine years Sarah Panitzke, 48, vanished during her 2013 London trial for laundering £1billion in a mobile phone VAT fraud. Two years later, she sneaked away from a Spanish bolthole as officers closed in. Edinburgh Live · Mar 8, 2022
How Britain's 'most wanted woman' evaded justice for nine years before being caught Sarah Panitzke vanished during her London trial for laundering £1billion in a mobile phone VAT fraud. She then wore a wig to flee the Spanish villa where she had been under surveillance in 2015 Daily Mirror · Mar 8, 2022
VIDEO: Britain’s Most-Wanted Woman Arrested, Accused Of Laundering $1.3 Billion In Tax Scam After being on the run for nine years, Sarah Gina Panitzke was apprehended as the mastermind of a major mobile-phone fraud. Zenger · Mar 2, 2022
Moment UK's most wanted woman is caught by police in Spain after £1billion fraud Privately educated scam artist Sarah Panitzke was finally taken into custody in Spain after going on the run back in 2012 for her part in VAT fraud involving a globetrotting 18-strong criminal gang Daily Mirror · Mar 1, 2022
Woman described as one of UK’s most wanted tax fugitives arrested in Spain Sarah Panitzke disappeared in 2013 while on trial for money laundering offences The Guardian - UK · Mar 1, 2022
The Independent UK · Mar 1, 2022 Sarah Panitzke: Britain’s most wanted woman arrested in Spain after decade on the run Tax fraud fugitive was behind £1bn money laundering scheme
Liverpool Echo · Mar 1, 2022 Britain's most wanted woman arrested in Spain while walking dogs Sarah Panitzke was accused of laundering £1bn and has been on the run for nine years
Manchester Evening News · Mar 1, 2022 Britain's 'most wanted' woman arrested in Spain after nine years on the run Sarah Panitzke, 47, is alleged to have been involved in a £1 billion mobile phone tax scam
The Independent UK · Mar 1, 2022 Fugitive Briton accused of laundering £1bn arrested in Spain while walking dogs Sarah Panitzke was held in Catalonia on Sunday after going on the run in 2013.
Evening Standard · Mar 1, 2022 Britain’s most wanted woman in Spanish prison cell after nearly decade on run The arrest was carried out by the Civil Guard Central Operative Unit’s Fugitive Task Force