FOOTWEAR ACCOUNTS
January 1st, 2004
BY PHILIP FINE
A FORMER executive for American athletic footwear company Converse has been charged with conspiracy. The US Department of Justice claims Steven G. Dodge, former vice president of the company's US sales division, submitted statements to auditors alleging US$412,000 (GBPounds 226,000) was owed in 1999 to giant shoe retailer Just For Feet, knowing there was no such debt. Just For Feet went bankrupt that same year.
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A FORMER executive for American athletic footwear company Converse has been charged with conspiracy. The US Department of Justice claims Steven G. Dodge, former vice president of the company's US sales division, submitted statements to auditors alleging US$412,000 (GBPounds 226,000) was owed in 1999 to giant shoe retailer Just For Feet, knowing there was no such debt. Just For Feet went bankrupt that same year.
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