OnlyFans mannequin and accountant are issued with High Court injunction

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has secured a High Court injunction in opposition to an OnlyFans mannequin and her adviser to dam their alleged marketing campaign of harassment of officers investigating tax affairs.

The tax physique claims grownup entertainer Amy Spencer and her accountant Dr Robert Milton threatened to publish the private particulars of HMRC officers on-line alongside ‘false allegations’ that would ‘provoke hostility in direction of them’.

The pair’s alleged ‘unreasonable and oppressive’ behaviour is a part of efforts to steer officers to drop its probes, a choose was instructed.

HMRC’s attorneys declare that the duo threatened to make use of ‘tracing brokers’ and surveillance to acquire officers’ house addresses, dates of beginning and different info, inflicting workers ‘alarm and misery’.

Miss Spencer and Dr Milton have each denied wrongdoing and sought accountable the glamour mannequin’s 1000’s of followers, HMRC’s authorized workforce mentioned.

HMRC claims Amy Spencer (pictured) and her accountant Dr Robert Milton threatened to publish the private particulars of HMRC officers on-line alongside ‘false allegations’ that would ‘provoke hostility in direction of them’

A choose on the High Court, Richard Spearman KC, renewed a short lived injunction in opposition to the duo at a listening to in London on Friday.

The court docket order prevents the pair – who didn’t attend the listening to – from releasing HMRC officers’ info and requires them to reveal what private particulars they might have shared with others.

Kate Wilson, representing HMRC, mentioned in written arguments that Miss Spencer’s and Dr Milton’s alleged behaviour was linked to officers launching an investigation into one among her corporations.

The barrister mentioned that Miss Spencer and her adviser had by no means defined how their view that the mannequin ‘owed solely £3,000 in unpaid taxes, matches together with her receipt of the equal of £404,225.40 from her OnlyFans actions between November 2018 and March 2021’.

Amid communications with officers, Miss Spencer and Dr Milton are accused of threatening to video tax officers when serving papers or attending court docket, to acquire photographs of officers ‘to determine them publicly on an internet site concentrating on them’ and to get CCTV pictures of HMRC workers.

Ms Wilson mentioned there had additionally been threats to publish officers’ private info on-line ‘along with false and severe allegations’ about their alleged ‘mistreatment’ of Miss Spencer.

Miss Spencer was not represented by a lawyer on the listening to, whereas Dr Milton’s barrister solely attended in relation to the problem of authorized prices

Miss Spencer’s followers have been additionally allegedly inspired ‘to take motion’ in opposition to HMRC workers, the court docket was instructed.

In August 2022, HMRC opened an investigation into one other of Dr Milton’s shoppers, an organization recognized solely as YCX, over whether or not earnings and tax have been being under-reported.

During the probe, Dr Milton allegedly threatened tax officers that ‘Balkans-based brokers would interact UK surveillance operators to interact in surveillance to acquire pictures of them’ and that their private info can be revealed on web sites ‘as a way to maintain them accountable’.

According to at least one officer, this ‘demonstrates a sample of behaviour by Dr Milton aimed toward utilizing threats and intimidation to resolve disputes with HMRC in his consumer’s favour’.

Ms Wilson mentioned Dr Milton had warned of ‘severest penalties’ for HMRC officers, telling them: ‘Please search to do the worst that you just doable can to ourselves and Miss Spencer. And allow us to see who’s the final man standing.’

The HMRC barrister mentioned Dr Milton and Miss Spencer wished the injunction lifted and denied possessing any officer’s private knowledge or instructing anybody to acquire it.

The pair positioned ‘all duty’ on the mannequin’s followers, with Miss Spencer attributing actions to followers not on grownup leisure web site OnlyFans however on ‘different video platforms’, the court docket was instructed.

Ms Wilson mentioned HMRC’s case was for the ‘safety of… officers from intrusion and threats so that (HMRC) can each perform its statutory duties and shield its employees from unwarranted conduct’.

Miss Spencer was not represented by a lawyer on the listening to, whereas Dr Milton’s barrister solely attended in relation to the problem of authorized prices.