- Amraiz Mahmood secured more than £20,000 in Covid support funds by falsely declaring he had a turnover of £81,000 as a self-employed delivery driver and courier
- Mahmood spent the money on drugs and gambling and also used a separate non-Covid related loan for almost £40,000 worth of renovations to his home just before he filed for his own bankruptcy
- Insolvency Service investigations have resulted in Mahmood being given a suspended prison sentence and 12-month curfew
A delivery driver who spent Covid support funds he was not entitled to on drugs and gambling has been sentenced.
Amraiz Mahmood fraudulently secured a £20,250 Bounce Back Loan from his bank in 2020 by overstating his 2019 turnover by more than £65,000.
The 31-year-old…