THREE people have appeared in court accused of money laundering hundreds of thousands of pounds from Southampton.

Lukasz Zbigniew Prozny, Andrzej Pawel Repec and Sylwia Dominika all appeared at Southampton Magistrates' Court on Tuesday. 

It comes as they face charges of fraud relating to LPL Transport Ltd, cheating the public revenue and the transferring of money out of the UK spanning almost eight years. 

Prozny, 34, of Portswood Road, Southampton, is accused of cheating the public revenue by understating the liability of corporation tax by £34,791.85 and £78,119.93.

He is also accused of fraud by false representation relating to VAT returns for £20,453.14 and concealing, disguising, converting, transferring or removing criminal property, namely £326,330, from the country via an international bank transfer.

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Andrzej Repec, 40, of Colby Street, faces two charges of fraud by false representation relating to VAT returns of £38,100.48 and £5,554.90.

He is also accused of concealing, disguising, converting, transferring or removing criminal property, namely £120,500.00 and knowingly being concerned in the fraudulent evasion of income tax.

Sylwia Dominika Repec, 39, of Portswood Road, Southampton, is accused of three counts of fraud by false representation relating to £38,100.48, £5,554.90, and £20,453.14 in VAT returns.

She is also charged with concealing, disguising, converting, transferring or removing criminal property, specifically £196,150.00, using international bank transfer and knowingly being concerned in the fraudulent evasion of income tax.

The trio were all granted unconditional bail to appear at Southampton Crown Court on June 2. 

No pleas have been entered to the alleged offences.

The accusations relate to periods between January 1, 2013, and December 11, 2020.