He also had enormous financial problems to deal with and narrowly escaped bankruptcy and foreclosure on his Neverland property.

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The court heard that Reid, who owned a small business based at Castle Park, Barnstaple, was depressed about financial problems he had.

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But his time at Edgeley Park did not mirror the path his playing career took, as the club had its fair share of financial problems and had a spell in administration before he joined.

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He enrolled at Wharton but had to drop out due to financial problems.

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By mid-September, he had been briefed about Enron's mounting financial and operational problems, but did not come clean about them, according to the indictment.

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