City Of London
Secret Hotel Tape Foils Harrods Supplier’s Russian Perfume Sales
- David Crisp arrested by HMRC over alleged sanctions breaches
- Director not been charged with any crime as probe continues
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A supplier of perfumes to Harrods is facing a criminal investigation after continuing to sell his high-value products to Russia, in a sign that luxury goods are still being sent to the country in breach of UK sanctions.
Company director, David Crisp, is accused of knowingly breaking the export bans after continuing to offer his perfumes to Russia well into 2023, according to a London civil court ruling published last week. Evidence put before the court apparently showed Crisp had told an undercover private investigator that the Russian market was doing “really well” and that he ignored “government edicts.”