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Video game composer Peter Connelly, known for his work on Tomb Raider, was jailed for 16 months after fraudulently obtaining a second COVID Bounce Back Loan by exaggerating his company's turnover, violating scheme rules designed to support small businesses during the pandemic.
Peter Connelly, a composer known for his work on Tomb Raider video games, was jailed for 16 months after fraudulently applying for a second Covid Bounce Back loan by overstating his company's turnover, leading to liquidation and a six-year disqualification from being a company director.
Peter Connelly, a composer known for Tomb Raider, was jailed for 16 months and banned as a company director for six years after fraudulently obtaining a second Covid Bounce Back Loan by inflating his company's turnover, despite having already received a legitimate loan, during the pandemic.
Former Florida lawmaker Joseph Harding, known for penning the state's controversial "Don't Say Gay" law, has been sentenced to four months in federal prison for wire fraud, money laundering, and making false statements in connection with obtaining $150,000 in COVID-19 relief loans. Harding defrauded the Small Business Administration by submitting a loan application in the name of an inactive business he owned, and used the funds for personal expenses. The loans were repaid prior to litigation.