| Vizard accounts 'raided for high life'
STEVE Vizard's former bookkeeper spent more than $500,000 from two company accounts to fund a high life of shopping and luxurious travel, a court heard today. Roy Hilliard splurged hundreds of thousands of dollars over nine years on a luxury cruise, first class airfare tickets, jewellery and collectables. Hilliard admitted writing cheques from Mr Vizard's company, Performing Arts Services (PAS), to the tune of $255,000 to pay his Diners Club bills. He told the Victorian Supreme Court most of the $274,000 shortfall on his card was picked up by Information Age Travel (IAT), of which he was a director. The bills were accrued between 1991 and 2000 when Hilliard was Mr Vizard's bookkeeper. Under cross-examination today, Hilliard told the court Mr Vizard had approved all the cheques paid by PAS to his Diners Club card.
Vizard bookkeeper 'raided accounts'
Steve Vizard's former bookkeeper spent more than $500,000 from two company accounts to fund a high life of shopping and luxurious travel, a court has heard. Roy Hilliard splurged hundreds of thousands of dollars over nine years on a luxury cruise, first class airfare tickets, jewellery and collectables. Hilliard admitted writing cheques from Mr Vizard's company, Performing Arts Services (PAS), to the tune of $255,000 to pay his Diners Club bills. He told the Victorian Supreme Court most of the $274,000 shortfall on his card was picked up by Information Age Travel (IAT), of which he was a director. The bills were accrued between 1991 and 2000 when Hilliard was Mr Vizard's bookkeeper. Under cross-examination, Hilliard told the court Mr Vizard had approved all the cheques paid by PAS to his Diners Club card.
Delay of game decision has fans upset with team's call
Geoff Reader woke up Tuesday morning with an expensive decision to make. A resident of Bedford -- yes, in England -- Reader has been a Vikings season-ticket holder since 1995. For Sunday games, Reader typically flies to the Twin Cities on Saturday evening. He sits in section 220 at the Metrodome, cheers on the Vikings and then takes a red-eye flight back to London. But like thousands of outstate fans who own Vikings tickets, Reader's long-booked travel plans were threatened this week when the team put into limbo Sunday's game against Detroit. The game could be played as scheduled, or it could be moved to Monday night if the Twins play Game 5 of the AL Division Series on Sunday. Reader's options: Skip the trip, sacrificing his nonrefundable airfare as well as the cost of his game ticket. Or, more likely, Reader will purchase a one-way ticket to fly back Tuesday.
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