BESTWOOD crime boss Colin Gunn is being pursued for 20 years of alleged unpaid tax.
Gunn, serving at least 35 years for ordering the killing of John and Joan Stirland, is contesting a claim brought by Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC).
The exact sum being pursued by HMRC is unknown but the Post understands it covers a period of 20 years.
A hearing organised by the Tribunals Service took place on January 29, with Gunn appearing via video link from Belmarsh prison, London.
In a letter written by Gunn, extracts of which have been disclosed to the Post, he says there will "probably be many more" similar hearings, as well as the "full tax hearing".
He also criticises the security operation surrounding his transport from Belmarsh's secure unit to the main prison's video-link room for January's hearing.
He says: "I only moved 100 metres, I stayed inside Belmarsh prison, yet I had a police helicopter hovering above, so no doubt there would be armed police outside, also undercover, in key areas.
"I found the whole thing unbelievable, that the taxpayer is funding all this unnecessary security."
A Prison Service spokesman said: "Security in prisons is paramount, and all category A escorts are individually risk-assessed."
HMRC said it could not comment on individual tax cases.
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