 Staff, who were not allowed to join a union, and who didn't receive their final salaries or a follow-up email (as promised in the infamous text message), ransacked the Manchester head office and the Liverpool office and carried off computers and other equipment.In June 2000, Mark Langford was convicted of careless driving.This was the outcome of a November 1998 incident in which he had knocked down and killed 73-year-old William Thornley while driving a Ferrari 355 F1 Spider close to Old Trafford football stadium, Manchester.