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Raymond Reginald Williams (born 1937) is an Australian businessman and corporate criminal. In 2005 he was imprisoned for a minimum of two years and nine months for filing false financial statements and failing his duty as a director.〔 〕 After Williams' criminal conviction, charities began removing his name from their donor plaques,〔 〕 and he was stripped of his Order of Australia medal by order of the Governor-General.〔 〕 == HIH collapse == Williams founded the HIH Insurance company, which collapsed in 2001 with debts of more than A$5 billion. On 15 April 2005, he was jailed for 4 years 6 months with a non-parole period of 2 years 9 months, after pleading guilty to misleading shareholders about the financial position of HIH. Williams was also banned from leading an Australian corporation for ten years.〔 〕 Chief Justice Wood found in his judgement during the 2005 Royal Commission that Williams did not seek nor gain any financial advantage for his business mistakes nor was his criminal negligence the result of any deliberate deception.〔 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ray Williams (businessman)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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