A Welsh businessman, who was made bankrupt nearly 20 years ago, has been jailed for more than four years after hiding £130,000 in assets, continuing to operate as a company director, and obtaining more than £100,000 in credit.
Helim Miah ran Fresh ‘N’ Clean (Wales) Ltd until 2006, when he was made bankrupt owing £12.3 million to his creditors and was disqualified as a director for 13 years. The 46-year-old signed declarations stating that he had no property, assets or cash and that he understood the restrictions of being subject to a bankruptcy order.
But Miah, from Cardiff, failed to cooperate with the Insolvency Service which meant he could not be discharged from his bankruptcy in 2007 or released from his…