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Whitley Bay Pizza Boss Jailed After Spending Fraudulent Covid Loans on Gambling

He obtained three £50,000 loans and spent £131,419 on gambling and toys, the Insolvency Service said.

Summary by northumberlandgazette.co.uk
A North Tyneside pizza boss who fraudulently secured £150,000 in Covid loans before company funds were spent on gambling has been jailed.

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Whitley Bay pizza boss jailed over £150,000 Covid loans fraud

Matthew Temple, then known as Mehdi Ghaneh-Keisami, claimed three Bounce Back loans within a few weeks.

·London, United Kingdom
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Pizza Fan Workers in Jail: "Mr. Adara, You've Screwed up, We Have Children and We Don't Know What to Feed Them"

"Should we wait for the company to open? Should we go elsewhere for work? Should we go to the unemployment fund? We don't know what to do," says Giannis, a distributor for four years at the chain.

·Marousi, Greece
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Pizza boss jailed for £150,000 Covid loan fraud spent on kids' toys and gambling

A pizza boss has been jailed for two years after fraudulently claiming £150,000 in taxpayer-backed Covid loans.

·Darlington, United Kingdom
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Whitley Bay pizza boss jailed after spending fraudulent Covid loans on gambling

A North Tyneside pizza boss who fraudulently secured £150,000 in Covid loans before company funds were spent on gambling has been jailed.

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Gambling pizza boss jailed for £150k loan fraud

Whitley Bay takeaway pizza owner fraudulently secured £150,000 Covid loans in just over a monthh spending money on gambling and children’s toys

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Tyneside pizza boss jailed after gambling with money from £150,000 Covid loan fraud

Fraudster obtained three Bounce Back Loans when businesses were only allowed one

·United Kingdom
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GOV.UK broke the news in United Kingdom on Monday, October 26, 2026.
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