In 2018, released editor-in-chief and commentator Nick Allentoft the socially critical book ’Velfærdsillusionen – about a community in crisis’ and, in this context, interviews for several major newspapers.
Here he accused the politicians of ‘gross manipulation of the public’ and argued that many of the citizens of Denmark do not get the social security they pay for with their tax dollars.
– So smashing we the whole basis of our welfare society. It goes without saying: Why should I pay half of my salary to the community if I don’t even get help when I need it?, said in an interview with Politiken from Nick Allentoft, a former councillor for the Left in The Municipality.
But now it turns out that Nick Allentofts own dealings with the treasury funds does not look too lucky out.
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In the fall of 2017 went his company Mediehuset Denoffentlige Aps bankrupt with a big debt to the TAX. And here made Nick Allentoft as the director of such serious errors that he a few months ago was sentenced to disqualification of company directors in the two years of the Maritime and Commercial court.
– I do not agree with the decision, but it is as it is. I can’t really say anything, says Nick Allentoft.
The bankrupt company drive media DenOffentlige.dk, who writes about the country’s public sector. Here was Nick Allentoft both the editor-in-chief and adm. director.
Before the company was taken under bankruptcy proceedings, there was accumulated a debt to the TAX of more than dkk 500,000, the because, according to the Maritime and Commercial court in violation of the tax code was not accounted for tax, vat or social security contributions.
the TAX is in violation of the rules has been used as the company’s credit facility with significant loss to follow, in the decision on the disqualification of company directors.
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Nick Allentoft was in the spring of 2019 on the front page of the Jyllands-Posten with a clarion call to the people to vote blank in the upcoming election. Photo: Thomas Lekfeldt
But also not the big debts or messed with afregningerne to TAX has Nick Allentoft wish to comment on.
– I will not answer the questions. You can just make your story, says the contributor, who received a bill for $ 75,000 dkk. to cover the expenses incurred in connection with the matter of the disqualification of company directors. It should be paid for within 14 days, but more than four months later, Nick Allentoft not yet sent the money, he says.
His misdeeds as ceo at Mediehuset Denoffentlige ApS does not stop with the tax liability.
According to the decision of the Maritime and Commercial court pulled Nick Allentoft large amount of money out of the company in the period up to the bankruptcy, while debt to TAX was allowed to grow.
About 50,000 dkk. was transferred to the online casino 888, and that was at the same time made cash withdrawals of dkk 45,000. In addition, there were used 6500 kr. on the electronic equipment, which allegedly do not the page is returned to the bankruptcy estate.
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In January 2019 went to another of Nick Allentofts companies bankrupt. Here are currently right now a study of whether to start a new case on the disqualification of company directors. Photo: Morten Lau-Nielsen
According to court documents has Nick Allentoft opposite the liquidator of the bankrupt estate, Boris Frederiksen, explained that the money for 888 ”related to a researchprojekt for the detection of the algorithms on the online casinos”. But even though the liquidator has asked for evidence of this, he has not received it, it appears.
– I have no comments on it there, says Nick Allentoft for Ekstra Bladet about the cost of online casino.
– You have even written critically about the use of public funds. Is it not ironic, that just you end up in such a case, where your company spends money on casino games instead of paying on their debt to the TAX?
– Yes, maybe, says Allentoft, who do not want to comment further.
Shortly before the bankruptcy in 2017, he passed the activities of its media to a new company, Allentoft Holding, which was owned and operated by Nick Allentoft itself.
But in January 2019 was also this company is in liquidation because it could not pay its debt, shows the documents, which Ekstra Bladet has had access to.
Born in 1971
Trained journalist and former editor-in-chief of the media and The Public, which he founded in 2013.
Former member of the city council of The Municipality of the Left in the years 2010 to 2013. In the last period he was non-attached member
Released in 2018 the socially critical book ‘Velfærdsillusionen – of a society in crisis’
Took the initiative to launch a Facebook group, which encouraged people to vote blank up to the general Election in June 2019
Has been a director of six companies, which are either subject to bankruptcy proceedings or is bankrupt
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According to a statement from may 2019 has been notified of a claim in the new bankruptcy estate of almost 1 million. kr.
at the same time it appears to the liquidator Gunvor Sundgaard Happe examine whether to open yet another case about the disqualification of company directors against Nick Allentoft. The study is not yet completed, inform the administrator to Ekstra Bladet.
Nick Allentoft has not wanted to comment on the prospects for a possible new case on the disqualification of company directors.
Since the ability to impose a disqualification of company directors introduced in Denmark in 2014, more than 2500 persons have been sentenced to the penalty, according to figures from the Danish business authority.
Konkurskarantæner be given to directors who have demonstrated “grossly negligent conduct” and therefore be assessed to be unfit to participate in the management of a company.
