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Restaurant owner jailed for dissolving company after claiming £30,000 Covid loan

26 March 2024 by

The owner of a Turkish restaurant who illegally applied for a £30,000 Covid Bounce Back Loan then tried to dissolve his company without informing creditors has been jailed.

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Companies House launches crackdown on register abuse

06 March 2024 by

Companies House has introduced new measures to protect businesses after numerous chefs reported that their restaurant addresses were being used without their consent.

Takeaway owner who pocketed Covid loan handed suspended prison sentence News

Takeaway owner who pocketed Covid loan handed suspended prison sentence

29 February 2024 by
Four arrests in £140m Signature Group fraud investigation News

Four arrests in £140m Signature Group fraud investigation

23 February 2024 by
Operators urge Companies House to remove suspicious restaurant listings News

Operators urge Companies House to remove suspicious restaurant listings

25 January 2024 by
Hotels on Booking.com urged to ‘secure their systems’ amid rise in scams News

Hotels on Booking.com urged to ‘secure their systems’ amid rise in scams

04 December 2023 by

Wake-up call: be ready for new fraud regulations Business

Wake-up call: be ready for new fraud regulations

03 August 2023 by

Companies will soon need to prove that they have taken steps to prevent fraud cases or[...]

Hotels warned over fake reservations made via Booking.com News

Hotels warned over fake reservations made via Booking.com

05 June 2023 by

Hoteliers have been urged to take extra care when verifying bookings following a rise in fake[...]

Hotel investment scheme director banned for 'misleading investors' News

Hotel investment scheme director banned for 'misleading investors'

04 November 2022 by

A director behind a hotel investment scheme has been disqualified for eight years for allowing the[...]

Takeaway boss given nine-year ban after falsely claiming £31,000 Bounce Back Loan News

Takeaway boss given nine-year ban after falsely claiming £31,000 Bounce Back Loan

03 November 2022 by

The owner of a Leicester takeaway has been disqualified from running a company for nine years[...]

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Mobile catering duo banned for wrongly claiming £20,000 Bounce Back Loan

The directors of a mobile catering firm have been disqualified for a total of 16 years after falsely claiming a £20,000 Bounce Back Loan (BBL)."

26 October 2022 by
Dudley night club managers and staff prosecuted for fraud and illegal security News

Dudley night club managers and staff prosecuted for fraud and illegal security

23 September 2022
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On Friday 9 September, a Dudley man and a woman were prosecuted for offences under the Private Security Industry Act at Dudley Magistrates' Court.

Hotelier who pocketed almost £500,000 in employee tax contributions is jailed News

Hotelier who pocketed almost £500,000 in employee tax contributions is jailed

08 July 2022
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A hotelier who pocketed almost £500,000 of his employees’ PAYE and National Insurance contributions has been jailed for three years.

Restaurant to contact police after fraudster makes fake bookings for more than 100 covers News

Restaurant to contact police after fraudster makes fake bookings for more than 100 covers

17 February 2022 by

A Derbyshire hotel and restaurant is planning to contact the police after a fraudster made fake[...]

Liverpool pizza boss jailed for VAT fraud News

Liverpool pizza boss jailed for VAT fraud

27 August 2021 by

A Liverpool takeaway boss who failed to declare his true income to evade a £103,551 tax[...]

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Hotel manager who stole more than £100,000 from employer jailed

20 January 2020 by

A hotel manager who stole more than £100,000 from his employer has been jailed for two[...]

How to... prevent loss through fraud and staff error Advice

How to... prevent loss through fraud and staff error

19 December 2019 by

A few tweaks can have a significant impact on an operator’s bottom line and stop profits[...]

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Bangor restaurateurs banned for under-declaring sales

14 August 2019 by
Five arrested in investigation into alleged Patisserie Valerie fraud Restaurant

Five arrested in investigation into alleged Patisserie Valerie fraud

24 June 2019
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Hotel owner sentenced for £34,500 benefits fraud Hotel

Hotel owner sentenced for £34,500 benefits fraud

20 May 2019
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