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The Insolvency Service investigated complaints made to Action Fraud from people in Estonia, Mauritania, Iran, New Zealand, Poland and Romania.
Director disqualification and compensation order for Bounce Back loan abuse
On 30 June 2025, a winding-up order was made against Prax Lindsey Oil Refinery Limited, Prax Storage Lindsey Limited, and Prax Terminals Killingholme Limited. The court appointed the Official Receiver, Gareth Jonathan Allen,…
Director submitted falsified documentation to reclaim VAT
Suspended sentence for director who did not deliver accounting records to the liquidator
Zahid Afzal, of Pembrokeshire, fraudulently claimed extra Covid Bounce Back loans for his phone sales and merchandise companies.
Romain McLean, from Brent, exaggerated the turnover of RMC Associates Limited to secure two Bounce Back loans.
The company was making substantial losses when it accepted additional investment from bondholders it was never going to be able to repay
Jagoda Rubaszko guilty of fraud after inventing a business to apply for a £50,000 Covid Bounce Back Loan which she then sent to bank accounts in Poland
New crypto specialist will help the agency trace rising number of digital assets held by individuals in bankruptcy and criminal cases
Hobbycraft Trading Limited entered a Company Voluntary Arrangement on 13 May 2025. The company is continuing to trade as it restructures its operations.
UK Service Plan Ltd pressured elderly people – some of whom had Alzheimer’s and dementia – into service agreements to protect household appliances.
Darts professional banned after company failed to pay hundreds of thousands of pounds in tax
New protocol is the result of the agency working with organisations across the sector to improve support for people considering an IVA.
Bounce Back Loan fraudster also produced false invoice to liquidator
The company continued to take deposits and full payments when it was insolvent
The company owed hundreds of thousands of pounds to creditors at the time
Carl Barnes, the director of Central Plumbing & Heating Lincoln Ltd, made false statements about the company’s turnover to secure a Bounce Back loan
Suspended sentence for Bounce Back Loan fraudster
Suspended sentence for bankrupt who defrauded HMRC
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