Pictured: Richard Safadi<br />
Re: Richard Safadi, 47, of Carmarthen, and Mandy Galinsky, 53, of Ammanford, charged customers more than £1.6m in VAT but only gave £40,000 to HMRC.<br />
The pair, directors of Penybanc Car Sales and Ammanford Metal Recycling, spent the money on holidays and cars.<br />
On Wednesday, they were given suspended sentences at Swansea Crown Court.<br />
A HMRC investigation found Safadi had failed to file a single tax return on his personal income, despite becoming a millionaire.<br />
He stole more than £280,000 in tax that should have been passed on to HMRC.<br />
Galinsky claimed she had not earned a penny since 2009, but investigators found she had earned more than £500,000 and kept the £230,000 she should have paid in tax.<br />
They also pocketed £640,000 in Corporation Tax - in total, stealing £2,786,374.<br />
The court heard they enjoyed "lavish lifestyles" with all their personal expenses, including on holidays, credit card bills and loan agreements for their vehicles - paid out of company expenses.