Jailed accountant told to repay more than £300,000 after false Covid support claims

Conman who defrauded Eat Out to Help Out 'must repay £300k'

A Birmingham fraudster exploited three separate Covid schemes designed to support businesses during the pandemic

Jailed accountant told to repay more than £300,000 after false Covid support claims

The 46-year-old from Birmingham defrauded the Eat Out to Help Out, Bounce Back Loan, and Covid Job Retention schemes

Accountant jailed and ordered to repay £307,000 after targeting Covid support schemes - Credit Connect

An Accountant who defrauded Eat Out to Help Out and other Covid support schemes has been ordered to repay more than £300,000. Zeeshan Ashraf was handed a confiscation order of £307,690 at Birmingham Crown Court. Ashraf was jailed for three years and eight months at the same court in February 2025 after defrauding the Eat Out to Help Out, Bounce Back Loan, and Covid Job Retention schemes. The man fraudulently obtained £268,102 between April 2020 …

Jailed ACCA accountant must repay £300k for covid fraud

standfirst: Chartered accountant jailed for multiple Covid scheme frauds ordered to repay more than £300,000 after serving time Zeeshan Ashraf, 46, of Hall Green in Birmingham, an ACCA chartered accountant and one-time director of A-Z Certified Accountants Limited, to defraud three separate covid schemes, including Eat Out to Help Out, bounce back loans, and furlough, claiming over £300,000 fraudulently in the first year of the covid pandemic.Th…