Travel fraudster faked mother’s death

A travel company boss who claimed his mother had died when he had to come up with an excuse for not booking a luxury Italian holiday for a group of accountants is facing jail. Nicholas Reese, 58, was paid £24,500 to arrange flights to Pisa and reserve a renowned restaurant and hotel in Florence for 35 workers at the Chartered Accountants’ Livery Company (CALC). Instead of organising the trip, Reese transferred the cash into his personal account and spent it…