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Surrey-based electrician claimed £45,000 from the covid business support scheme although he had stopped being self-employed four years earlier
The restaurant owner was jailed in 2023 for fraud and an offence under the Companies Act
Director applied for two Bounce Back Loans when businesses were only allowed one and used the funds for her own personal gain
Fraudster used government-backed Bounce Back Loan for personal use
Enfield-based cleaner said she earned 55 times her actual turnover to fraudulently claim a £50,000 Bounce Back Loan before petitioning for her own bankruptcy
Company director disqualified and ordered to pay compensation after Bounce Back Loan misconduct
Company overstated turnover to claim maximum Bounce Back Loan allowed and used funds for personal expenses
Amey Finance Academy Ltd wound-up at the High Court following investigations into the company’s trading by the Insolvency Service
The company made millions of unsolicited cold-calls, with thousands of people complaining to the Information Commissioner’s Office
Director overstated his company’s turnover to claim the maximum Bounce Back Loan and could not account for how the money was spent
Construction company director did not keep up-to-date accounts
London fraudster provided fictitious turnover for a business which never existed to obtain the loan
Founder of Ireland’s Insolvency Service joins the UK Insolvency Service Board as a non-executive member
The company claimed to be able to provide cheap hospitality at events such as the Six Nations and Cheltenham Gold Cup
Businessman defrauded a pensioner out of £60,000 by siphoning off his investment in a proposed housing development in Greater Manchester, ignored his director ban and breached a bankruptcy order.
Former Premier League footballer and international manager disqualified as director for three-and-a-half years
Company wound-up in the public interest after investigations by the Insolvency Service
Businessman applied for two Bounce Back Loans and failed to disclose existence of first loan to liquidators
Insolvency Service board member Frances Coulson becomes the third person to be inducted into the Women of Restructuring Hall of Fame
Tough action taken against directors to tackle Covid loan misconduct
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