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Former Lawyer Pleads Guilty To Fraudulently Claiming Almost $375,000 From Government-funded Legal Support Scheme
Tuesday, 1 April 2025, 2:20 pm | Serious Fraud Office
Appearing in Tauranga District Court today, Paulette Main admitted to one representative charge of obtaining by deception and one representative charge of obstructing the SFO’s investigation. Ms Main has indicated she will apply for a discharge without ... More >>
Former Charity Worker Pleads Guilty To Theft From Community Care Trust
Monday, 17 March 2025, 10:09 am | Serious Fraud Office
Ms Warren misappropriated funds from Te Roopu Awhina Ki Porirua Trust, which worked with whānau across Porirua to offer social services including care and protection programmes for children. More >>
New Mobility Dog Puppy Joins Puppies In Prison Programme
Thursday, 27 February 2025, 1:16 pm | Serious Fraud Office
Since 2008, Mobility Dogs has partnered with the Department of Corrections to deliver the Puppies in Prisons programme. The programme provides prisoners with the opportunity to train Mobility Dogs as part of their rehabilitation. More >>
Former Council Building Inspector Sentenced In Bribery And Corruption Case
Monday, 24 February 2025, 3:25 pm | Serious Fraud Office
Bright received discounts for pleading guilty early, remorse and cooperating with the Serious Fraud Office’s (SFO) investigation. More >>
SFO Correction To Media Reporting On Manurewa Marae Inquiries
Thursday, 20 February 2025, 9:56 am | Serious Fraud Office
The SFO continues to liaise with NZ Police in relation to the status of their investigation into potential criminal offending arising from this matter. More >>
SFO Updates Strategic Areas Of Focus To Strengthen Fraud Prevention And Tackle Emerging Risks
Thursday, 30 January 2025, 7:07 pm | Serious Fraud Office
The SFO’s broad remit spans all sectors and industries, allowing discretion in case selection. One key priority is Case Impact – targeting cases with the greatest potential to disrupt and deter serious or complex fraud. More >>
SFO Committed To Tackling And Preventing Foreign Bribery
Thursday, 19 December 2024, 1:33 pm | Serious Fraud Office
The latest report from the OECD Working Group on Bribery underscores the importance of strengthening New Zealand’s foreign bribery detection and corporate liability frameworks. More >>
Former Contract Manager Sentenced In Road Maintenance Corruption Case
Wednesday, 4 December 2024, 7:49 pm | Serious Fraud Office
Jason Koroheke, a former Contract Manager at Broadspectrum, was the architect of several schemes where he accepted gifts in exchange for awarding work, and submitted false invoices to obtain significant benefits for himself. More >>
Second IT Contractor Pleads Guilty To Receiving $4.1 Million In Kickbacks
Thursday, 31 October 2024, 1:49 pm | Serious Fraud Office
The contractor guilty of receiving kickbacks was an IT contractor at a large New Zealand-based company. As part of their role, they had authority to employ other IT contractors. More >>
Final Subcontractor Named In SFO Road Maintenance Corruption Case
Wednesday, 2 October 2024, 10:13 am | Serious Fraud Office
Brian Ravening, whose name suppression has now been lifted, pleaded guilty in February 2024 in the Auckland District Court to one charge of obtaining by deception of approximately $631,000 and two charges of corruptly giving gifts to an agent amounting to approximately ... More >>
IT Contractor Pleads Guilty To Paying $4.1 Million In Kickbacks
Monday, 16 September 2024, 2:18 am | Serious Fraud Office
The plea was made in the Auckland High Court with the former contractor pleading guilty to two representative charges of giving gifts to an agent. More >>
Third Defendant Named In SFO Bribery Construction Case
Sunday, 15 September 2024, 11:24 pm | Serious Fraud Office
The SFO filed charges against Mr Toala in December 2023, alongside Henry Rogo (formerly the director of Trinity Construction Limited) and Daud Suryantyo a former project manager. More >>
Defendant Sentenced In Mortgage Fraud Prosecution
Thursday, 15 August 2024, 9:18 am | Serious Fraud Office
A defendant in the SFO’s investigation into alleged mortgage and investment fraud has been sentenced at the North Shore District Court. Francis John Peters, who no longer has name suppression, was sentenced to nine months and two weeks home detention. More >>
Former Council Building Inspector Pleads Guilty To Bribery And Corruption Charges
Friday, 9 August 2024, 12:07 pm | Serious Fraud Office
Appearing in the Manukau District Court, Nicholas Bright admitted to 21 charges of corruption and bribery of an official. The sentencing hearing is scheduled for 20 November 2024. More >>
Latest Defendant Named In Mortgage And Investment Fraud Prosecution
Wednesday, 7 August 2024, 2:52 pm | Serious Fraud Office
In March 2024, the District Court at North Shore declined to grant name suppression to Christopher Peters, and in May 2024, the High Court at Auckland dismissed an appeal of that decision. More >>
Appeal Dismissed In Fraud Conviction For Charity Boss
Tuesday, 2 July 2024, 12:16 pm | Serious Fraud Office
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has welcomed a decision by the High Court to dismiss an appeal by the former head of a government funded charity found guilty of stealing funds from the charity she helped establish. More >>
Former Roading Contract Manager Pleads Guilty In SFO Corruption Case
Monday, 1 July 2024, 10:22 am | Serious Fraud Office
A former Contract Manager at Broadspectrum charged by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has pleaded guilty in the Auckland District Court today to fraud and corruption charges relating to the awarding of road maintenance contracts. He is the fifth and final ... More >>
Further Not Guilty Plea In SFO Public Sector Bribery Case
Thursday, 13 June 2024, 11:34 am | Serious Fraud Office
The last of three defendants in a Serious Fraud Office (SFO) case pleaded not guilty to bribery and corruption charges related to the award of lucrative public sector construction contracts. More >>
Roading Subcontractor Sentenced On Bribery Charges
Friday, 7 June 2024, 2:52 pm | Serious Fraud Office
The subcontractor pleaded guilty in the Auckland District Court in February to one charge of obtaining by deception of approximately $631k and two charges of corruptly giving gifts to an agent amounting to approximately $615k. More >>
CBL Appeal To Go Ahead
Wednesday, 22 May 2024, 2:24 pm | Serious Fraud Office
The Court of Appeal has ruled the appeal will proceed on two questions of law underpinning the acquittals on charges 1 and 8. The Crown did not seek leave to appeal the remaining six acquittals. More >>