Banned bus boss faces new probe over poor service.Byline: NORMAN Norman, city (1990 pop. 80,071), seat of Cleveland co., central Okla.; inc. 1891. It is the center of a livestock region. Oil wells, food processing, and printing and publishing contribute to the economy, and there is diverse manufacturing (machinery, communication SILVESTER A BUS tycoon whose companies crashed owing pounds 500,000 is being investigated over his latest firm. Alexander Kean, 58, was banned from running a firm for three years after he forced several creditors to the brink of bankruptcy bankruptcy, in law, settlement of the liabilities of a person or organization wholly or partially unable to meet financial obligations. The purposes are to distribute, through a court-appointed receiver, the bankrupt's assets equitably among creditors and, in most . He was accused of phoenixing - closing down firms to avoid paying debts, then opening again under different names. After his ban expired 20 months ago, he bought over Greenock and District Omnibuses (GDO GDO Garage Door Opener GDO Grid Dip Oscillator GDO General Development Order GDO Gross Domestic Output GDO Group Duty Officer GDO Guaranteed Day Off GDO Goal Driven Optimization GDO Global Development Organization GDO Greg Denard Orchestras GDO Global Data Object ) and United Buses, despite having failed to pay back any of his creditors. GDO is already under investigation by the Traffic Commissioner over service quality. Champagne-swigging Kean runs the firms in Inverclyde and Renfrewshire with wife Sharon, 41. The commissioner confirmed an inquiry into GDO and two other firms once owned b y Kean. Two years ago we revealed how he had named a pounds 150,000 motor cruiser Phoenix Rising.. CAPTION(S): Champagne: Kean |
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