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Finance company legal advisor found guilty of fraud

Friday, 16 May 2014, 1:22 pm | Serious Fraud Office

Hugh Edward Staples Hamilton (62) has been found guilty at the Auckland High Court today of 14 charges arising out of the collapse of Belgrave Finance Limited (Belgrave Finance). The charges were brought in a joint prosecution by the Serious Fraud Office ... More >>

IT Manager sentenced in SFO prosecution

Monday, 5 May 2014, 10:20 am | Serious Fraud Office

IT Manager sentenced in SFO prosecution Jimmy Ming Miu (47) was sentenced in the Auckland District Court today to three years and three months’ imprisonment following a Serious Fraud Office (SFO) prosecution. Mr Miu was found guilty in March of 55 ... More >>

Guilty verdict in SFO fraud case

Monday, 14 April 2014, 4:43 pm | Serious Fraud Office

Michelle Roberta Innes (59) has been found guilty today in the Auckland District Court to Crimes Act charges laid by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO). More >>

Guilty of multi-million dollar fraud charges

Friday, 4 April 2014, 2:54 pm | Serious Fraud Office

Ronald Peter Rosenberg (72) and Sydney Lio Hunt (46) have been found guilty in the Wellington District Court today of charges amounting to $17 million of fraud. The guilty verdicts were delivered by Judge Davidson following a four week judge alone ... More >>

Sentence handed down in SFO mortgage fraud prosecution

Wednesday, 2 April 2014, 2:21 pm | Serious Fraud Office

Ramni Kumar (46) was sentenced in the Auckland District Court today to 12 months’ Home Detention and 250 hours of Community Work for the role she played in a $3.9 million mortgage fraud scheme. More >>

Guilty verdicts end long running SFO case

Wednesday, 26 March 2014, 4:18 pm | Serious Fraud Office

Jimmy Ming Miu (47) has been found guilty of Crimes Act charges in the Auckland District Court today following a Serious Fraud Office (SFO) prosecution. More >>

Criminal charges laid for theft, dishonesty and forgery

Tuesday, 4 March 2014, 2:35 pm | Serious Fraud Office

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has laid Crimes Act charges relating to an investigation into the conduct of Linnet Lewis (54). More >>

Property developer sentenced for $47 million mortgage fraud

Tuesday, 18 February 2014, 11:05 am | Serious Fraud Office

Property developer sentenced for $47 million mortgage fraud Malcolm Duncan Mayer (57) was sentenced today in the Auckland District Court to six years’ imprisonment for orchestrating a $47 million mortgage fraud. The former Auckland property developer ... More >>

Four years for accessing client funds for personal benefit

Thursday, 30 January 2014, 2:24 pm | Serious Fraud Office

Rene Alan Chalmers (43) has been sentenced in the Auckland District Court to four years and three months’ imprisonment following Serious Fraud Office (SFO) charges of theft by person in special relationship, dishonestly taking or using a document ... More >>

Guilty plea in mortgage fraud prosecution

Tuesday, 21 January 2014, 9:52 am | Serious Fraud Office

Ramni Kumar (45) has entered a guilty plea in the Auckland District Court to 10 charges brought by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO). Ms Kumar and an associate Vicki Ravana Letele (32) faced 10 joint charges under Section 228 of the Crimes Act for dishonestly ... More >>

AK property developer guilty of $47 million mortgage fraud

Friday, 20 December 2013, 9:48 am | Serious Fraud Office

Following a six week trial in the Auckland District Court, former Auckland property developer, Malcolm Duncan Mayer (57), was today found guilty of orchestrating a $47 million mortgage fraud. More >>

SFO close NZF investigation

Thursday, 28 November 2013, 2:24 pm | Serious Fraud Office

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) confirmed today that an investigation into NZF Money Limited, and other related companies, has been closed. More >>

LWR director receives six year sentence

Monday, 25 November 2013, 3:36 pm | Serious Fraud Office

Two defendants were sentenced in the Christchurch District Court today on charges laid by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) in relation to Canterbury clothing manufacturer, Lane Walker Rudkin Industries (LWR). More >>

David Ross sentenced for New Zealand’s largest ever Ponzi

Friday, 15 November 2013, 12:00 pm | Serious Fraud Office

David Robert Gilmour Ross (63) has been sentenced in the Wellington District Court to 10 years and 10 months of imprisonment following a joint agency investigation by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) and the Financial Markets Authority (FMA). More >>

SFO to withdraw Hutton South Canterbury charges

Thursday, 24 October 2013, 12:10 pm | Serious Fraud Office

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has announced it intends to withdraw charges previously laid against Terrence Hutton in relation to South Canterbury Finance Limited. More >>

Final Rockforte Finance sentences

Thursday, 24 October 2013, 12:07 pm | Serious Fraud Office

Two remaining defendants in the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) prosecution of Rockforte Finance Limited (Rockforte), Nigel Brent O’Leary and John Patrick Gardner were sentenced today in the Gisborne High Court. More >>

North Shore property development investigation confirmed

Monday, 14 October 2013, 4:23 pm | Serious Fraud Office

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has confirmed that an investigation is under way into a residential property development on the North Shore, Auckland. The development companies included Albany Heights Villas Limited and Hunter Gills Road Limited. More >>

Guilty plea in LWR fraud

Monday, 14 October 2013, 11:43 am | Serious Fraud Office

Kenneth James Anderson (66) has entered guilty pleas in the Christchurch District Court today to charges laid by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO). The charges arose out of the collapse of Canterbury clothing manufacturer, Lane Walker Rudkin Industries ... More >>

First defendant in joint agency operation sentenced

Friday, 11 October 2013, 2:18 pm | Serious Fraud Office

Terran Elizabeth Dow (47) was sentenced today in the Wellington District Court to 12 months’ supervision and 220 hours of community work for the role she played in assisting a pro-forma invoice advertising scam. More >>

SFO confirms investigation into individuals at AK Transport

Friday, 11 October 2013, 9:21 am | Serious Fraud Office

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) today confirmed that an investigation into individuals related to Auckland Transport was commenced last month. More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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