Prosecution rests in Trump Organization’s tax fraud case Prosecutors in the Trump Organization’s criminal tax fraud trial have rested their case The Independent UK · Nov 21, 2022
UK restaurants going bankrupt at faster rate than during Covid Closures rise by 60% in past year, including 453 in most recent quarter, says advisory firm Mazars The Guardian - UK · Nov 21, 2022
Restaurant company insolvencies rise by 59% over past year As well as increasing food and energy costs, restaurants have been hit by shortages of staff, particularly for skilled roles such as chefs. The Independent UK · Nov 21, 2022
Autocratic governments spent hundreds of thousands at Trump’s hotel while lobbying his administration, documents show Documents show Mr Trump’s former Washington DC hotel took in hundreds of thousands of dollars from autocratic states that were simultaneously trying to influence his administration’s policies The Independent UK · Nov 14, 2022
British Steel auditor Mazars resigns over fee disagreement Move comes only days after manufacturer reportedly asked government for financial support The Guardian - UK · Oct 12, 2022
Investigation launched into Mazars audit of Frasers-owned Studio Retail Group The industry watchdog said it's investigating statements up to March 26 Birmingham Post · Oct 6, 2022
Regulator starts Frasers-owned Studio Retail Group audit enquiry Mike Ashley’s business snatched retailer from jaws of administrators for £26.8 million Evening Standard · Oct 6, 2022
Apartment block on former National Express site sold for £14.1m New owners confirm plans to deliver student apartment scheme on the site Liverpool Echo · Sep 5, 2022
UK manufacturing sector insolvencies rise by 63% since last year Support groups say energy bills, higher interest rates and falling order books putting thousands of firms on the edge The Guardian - UK · Aug 30, 2022
Family-run Bristol window manufacturing firm enters administration Administrators said The Window Glass Company - trading as Window Glass - has carried out work for household name firms Bristol Post · Aug 19, 2022
Lead council commissioner denies he forced Tony Reeves from his job Mike Cunningham says 'buck stops' with former CEO over energy failings, but denies there was bad blood Liverpool Echo · Jul 28, 2022
Pucklechurch transport firm Toogood collapses amid petrol price hikes and driver shortages The business had suffered with "significant" cashflow issues in recent weeks Bristol Post · Jun 27, 2022
Bristol transport company collapses amid rising petrol prices and driver shortages The business was founded in 2006 and was a sponsor of Bristol Bears Rugby Club Birmingham Post · Jun 27, 2022
Troubled Liverpool Council hurtling towards dark summer storm A year on from the arrival of commissioners and clouds are gathering again over the city's struggling council, writes Liam Thorp Liverpool Echo · Jun 19, 2022
Liverpool Echo · May 22, 2022 Liverpool Council chief faces his toughest moment after bruising town hall reckoning Tony Reeves was highlighted as the man turning Liverpool Council around - but for some he is now the focal point for the authority's troubled local authority's latest problems
The Guardian - UK · May 14, 2022 The Russian bank, the Bruce Willis ad and the $900m sanctions battle Ministers warned that millions owed after alleged fraud by ex bosses of National Bank Trust could help fund Putin’s war effort
Mic · Feb 16, 2022 Definitely don’t read anything into this 4-page screed by Trump about his finances His business’s longtime accounting firm said the Trump Org’s financial statements “should no longer be relied upon,” but it’s all good, really.
The Independent UK · Feb 16, 2022 Trump decries the New York attorney general’s probe into him as ‘racist’ ‘After five years of constant bombardment, this political and racist attack must stop. Look to the murderers, drug dealers and rapists instead’
The Independent UK · Feb 16, 2022 Trump links Chinatown murder to probe into his taxes in first statement since accountant dropped him as client Mazar’s decision to withdraw was a result of intimidation tactics by prosecutors, Trump claims
The Guardian - US · Feb 16, 2022 Donald Trump’s legal woes threaten to engulf him as accountants abandon ship Mazars’ cutting ties with ex-president mark significant step in New York investigation of his financial affairs, among 19 current cases
Al Jazeera · Feb 15, 2022 Accounting firm cuts ties with Trump over unreliable documents The company said it could no longer stand behind annual financial statements it prepared for the Trump Organization.
The Independent UK · Feb 14, 2022 Accounting firm: Trump financial statements aren't reliable The accounting firm that prepared former President Donald Trump’s annual financial statements says the documents, used to secure lucrative loans and burnish Trump’s image as a wealthy businessman, “should no longer be relied upon” after investigators said they found evidence he and his company regularly misstated the value of assets
Salon · Feb 14, 2022 Trump's accounting firm pulls the plug Tax firm Mazars now says the former president’s financial statements are unreliable
The Guardian - US · Feb 14, 2022 Trump Organization’s accountants cut ties, calling years of filings unreliable Mazars, Donald Trump’s longtime accountancy firm, sever links amid criminal and civil investigations of ex-president’s business
The Independent UK · Feb 14, 2022 Dramatic twist in Trump investigation as accounting firm cuts ties and says financial statements can’t be relied on A letter from accounting firm Mazars stating that former president Donald Trump’s ‘statements of financial condition’ cannot be relied upon is part of a court filing by New York Attorney General Letitia James