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‘Rogue’ shop owner took £50,000 Covid loan after his shop had closed down

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The owner of a London convenience store has been disqualified as a director for 11 years for abusing the Covid loan scheme. David Ocaya Okot, 40, was the sole director of B&S News, a newsagent and convenience store in Lewisham, south-east London. Okot bought the store in 2014 and ran it until 2020 when increased …

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