Michael Graham Quinton, along with receiving a suspended sentence, was disqualified from being a director for 10 years and ordered to pay costs of £13,818 relating to his involvement with Limited Risk Limited and Defensa International LLC.

He was acting in the management of the two companies despite receiving a disqualification from being a director in October 2009.

An Insolvency Service investigation, along with the Security Industry Authority (SIA), discovered that Quinton was the CEO of Defensa International LLC, a company which was incorporated in the United States, but carried on its business and had an office in the UK.

He was also the controlling mind of Limited Risk Limited, but in an attempt to avoid the consequences of his disqualification undertaking he used the names of others as directors of the company.

Case lawyer Ian Hatcher from the Insolvency Service said: ‘Here, a disqualified director attempted to circumvent his ban by incorporating a company abroad and by using the names of others as directors of his British company.

‘The Criminal Enforcement Team of Insolvency Service was alive to this, and took firm action.’

Kevin Young, SIA partnerships and investigations manager, said: ’Our investigation of Quinton’s business practices relating to the supply of security staff to the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Scotland, and other major sporting events, revealed a pattern of behaviour.

‘Our investigators at the SIA actively seek to work with partners and the conviction of Michael Quinton shows the value of joint working and sharing of information between the Insolvency Service and Hampshire Police.’