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Scaffolder’s bankruptcy restrictions extended for 10 years after securing a COVID-19 relief loan he was not entitled to.
7 associated mini-bond selling companies responsible for mis-selling of over £20m of loan notes also took £2 million from investors after the companies were insolvent.
Two companies who fraudulently applied for thousands of pounds worth of COVID support loans have been wound up in the courts.
East Kilbride double glazing firm run by Hagit and Gary Fieldman disqualified after failing to keep records to explain where millions went.
Isaac Jacobson, 51, from Salford, was serving a 7-year disqualification undertaking but ran a phoenixed company.
Laurie Gray disqualified for 6 years after care home went into liquidation with no explanation for hundreds of thousands of pounds leaving company accounts.
David Smalley failed to keep records and told investigators he was not in control of his company after trying to reclaim £3.3m in VAT.
Builder given 12 months community order and ordered to do 150 hours of unpaid work after acting as director whilst bankrupt
A builder who charged more than £600,000 on projects despite being bankrupt, and left one couple forced to live in a mobile home, has been sentenced today.
Brothers operated three Indian restaurants and systematically under-reported earnings, leaving taxpayers over half a million pounds out of pocket
Director disqualified for 12 years and five other companies wound-up in the public interest after fraudulently claiming COVID-19 business support.
Suspended sentence and unpaid work ordered for Somerset woman who was running a wine firm despite being disqualified.
Two IT companies wound up by courts for generating unsolicited pop-ups that misled people into thinking there was a fault with their computer
Shipley used-car salesman sentenced after falsely claiming ill health had prevented him from keeping company records when he had deliberately disposed of them.
Nottingham company claiming to recover debts has been wound-up after making unsolicited approaches to creditors contrary to insolvency law.
A debt collector who fraudulently took money from clients but never helped to recover any money has been jailed.
A new Chair and three new non-executive board members have been appointed to the Insolvency Service Board, providing strategic leadership to the agency.
New laws will require mandatory independent scrutiny of pre-pack administration sales where connected parties are involved in the purchase.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Financial services directors banned after causing the company to take money from clients and make self-serving payments while being insolvent.
Stockport furniture boss banned for 8 years after declaring bankruptcy before starting new company with prohibited name.
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