 His hotels were sold to pay off tax debts in 1994, his bank Endustri was taken over by the Central Bank of Northern Cyprus in 2009, and Kibris newspaper, a TV and radio station are all that remains of his known empire.On 29 July 2010 Asil Nadir began legal proceedings to be granted bail in the UK, allowing him to return.The Serious Fraud Office said if Mr Nadir did return to the UK he would be put on trial for 66 counts of theft.