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Zahid Afzal Receives Suspended Sentence and Community Service for Fraudulently Securing Extra Bounce Back Loans
Zahid Afzal, a businessman operating Phone Bits Ltd and Phones Onn Ltd, has been handed a two-year suspended prison sentence and ordered to complete 300 hours of unpaid work. The penalty comes after he was found guilty of fraudulently obtaining three additional Bounce Back Loans for his companies, exploiting the government scheme designed to support businesses during the pandemic. […]