A former pub owner who failed to disclose his bankruptcy when he applied for Covid support funds has been handed a suspended sentence.
Gary Wright did not inform the bank that he was bankrupt when he obtained a £25,000 Bounce Back Loan in the summer of 2020. The 46-year-old made the application on behalf of the Talbot Ale House on Duke Street in St Helens town centre, the pub he ran before his bankruptcy earlier that year.
Talbot Ale House ceased trading in September 2019, with Wright was declared bankrupt in February 2020 due to debts owed to a major utility company. Despite this, Wright applied for a £25,000 Bounce Back Loan in June 2020, claiming the turnover of the pub was £400,000.
Wright remains an undischarged…
