- Gareth Sowter transferred more than £100,000 from a £208,000 inheritance to family and friends rather than settling debts owed to a Hertfordshire prep school
- His former partner Kim Sowter received £50,000 of that money after being warned she faced bankruptcy, and used some of it for family holidays
- Both were sentenced following investigations into their conduct by the Insolvency Service
A bankrupt father who illegally transferred tens of thousands of pounds to family and friends to dodge debts has been jailed.
Gareth Sowter, 51, was declared bankrupt in April 2021 after failing to pay more than £100,000 to the prep school attended by his three sons.
Sowter had promised to use a sizeable inheritance to settle the debts – but instead…