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Mar-Lees shareholder clash continues as 80% owner accuses John Lees of fraud

The owner of 80% of Mar-Lees, believed to be a Lithuanian businessman, is accusing the company’s co-founder, former CEO and 20% shareholder John Lees of fraud

By Tom Seaman | Oct. 28, 2013 09:37 GMT
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The owner of US scallop supplier Mar-Lees Seafood is suing the company’s former CEO and co-founder, John Lees, alleging Lees engaged in several fraudulent schemes before and after the $22 million sale of 80% of the company in September 2010 [...]

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