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SFO Concludes Finance Company Investigations

Tuesday, 30 April 2013, 9:53 am | Serious Fraud Office

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has completed its investigation of Hanover Finance Limited, bringing to an end its investigations into the 2007/08 finance company collapses. More >>

Dominion Finance and North South Finance Executive guilty

Friday, 12 April 2013, 11:10 am | Serious Fraud Office

Media Release 12 April 2013 Senior Executive of failed Dominion Finance and North South Finance guilty Paul William Cropp (49) has today been found guilty of four Crimes Act charges laid by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO). The charges relate to ... More >>

Guilty verdicts for loan fraudsters

Friday, 22 March 2013, 1:37 pm | Serious Fraud Office

Three men charged with Crimes Act offences have been found guilty by jury in the Auckland District Court today in relation to a Serious Fraud Office (SFO) investigation. More >>

Serious Fraud Office focus on Christchurch

Thursday, 21 March 2013, 3:00 pm | Serious Fraud Office

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has confirmed various measures they are taking to address the risks of fraud and corruption during the Christchurch rebuild. SFO Acting Chief Executive, Simon McArley confirmed that SFO had been working closely with the ... More >>

Rural accountant sentenced on SFO charges

Friday, 1 March 2013, 3:43 pm | Serious Fraud Office

Gary Malcolm Hobbs (45) has been sentenced in the Hamilton District Court today to three years and seven months’ imprisonment. More >>

Economic Crime Fighters Tighten Net For International Frauds

Wednesday, 13 February 2013, 4:01 pm | Serious Fraud Office

Media Release Economic Crime Fighters Tighten Net For International Fraudsters Auckland, New Zealand, February 13 2013: Fraudsters who think they can get away with crime in one country and hide in another part of the world will have to think again. International ... More >>

Guilty plea to SFO Commercial Corruption Charges

Friday, 1 February 2013, 3:10 pm | Serious Fraud Office

Christopher David Green (66) today pleaded guilty in respect of offending under Section 4 of the Secret Commissions Act at the Auckland District Court. Mr Green was formerly employed as a Commercial Property Manager where his role included ensuring the portfolio ... More >>

SFO: another financial services provider investigation

Friday, 1 February 2013, 12:26 pm | Serious Fraud Office

Media Release 1 February 2013 SFO confirms another financial services provider investigation The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) today confirmed that it has commenced an investigation into the affairs of former financial services provider and former director of Auckland ... More >>

SFO lays charges against forex trader

Wednesday, 23 January 2013, 12:29 pm | Serious Fraud Office

Criminal charges have been laid in the Auckland District Court today against Rene Alan Chalmers (42) following a Serious Fraud Office (SFO) investigation. More >>

SFO close investigation into Hawkins Construction

Tuesday, 22 January 2013, 3:49 pm | Serious Fraud Office

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has announced that it has completed and closed an investigation into one of New Zealand’s largest privately owned construction companies, Hawkins Construction Limited (Hawkins). More >>

SFO charge gold trader

Wednesday, 16 January 2013, 12:40 pm | Serious Fraud Office

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has today laid criminal charges against Kairuaiti Tangata Oropai Robert Kairua (52), the director of Grace Holdings NZ Limited (Grace NZ). More >>

SFO investigation results in early guilty plea

Wednesday, 16 January 2013, 11:07 am | Serious Fraud Office

Glenn William Cooper (39) plead guilty in the Manukau District Court today to charges laid by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) late last year. More >>

Loizos Michaels receives eight years

Tuesday, 18 December 2012, 1:27 pm | Serious Fraud Office

Loizos Michaels (45) has today been sentenced to eight years’ imprisonment in the Auckland District Court. The sentence is the result of Crimes Act charges laid by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) in 2009. More >>

Second Property Developer Sentenced For His Role In Fraud

Monday, 17 December 2012, 11:22 am | Serious Fraud Office

Marcus Julian Friedlander (58) has been sentenced to seven months Home Detention in the Auckland High Court today. More >>

Sentenced for exploiting relationships with investors

Friday, 14 December 2012, 11:28 am | Serious Fraud Office

Christopher John Collecutt (57) has been sentenced to two years, two months and three weeks’ imprisonment in the Auckland District Court following a Serious Fraud Office (SFO) investigation. More >>

Mortgage fraud sentence for SFO charges

Friday, 14 December 2012, 11:01 am | Serious Fraud Office

Shane Charles Wenzel (51) has been sentenced to three years’ imprisonment in the Manukau District Court today. More >>

Former director of accountancy practice guilty of theft

Wednesday, 12 December 2012, 9:51 am | Serious Fraud Office

Former director of Hobbs Rose Limited (Hobbs Rose), Gary Malcolm Hobbs (45), has been found guilty by a jury in the Hamilton District Court on 14 criminal charges laid by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) in November 2011. More >>

SFO sentence sees director facing six years in prison

Tuesday, 11 December 2012, 3:54 pm | Serious Fraud Office

Evan Paul Cherry (53) has been sentenced today to six years and two months’ imprisonment in the North Shore District Court following four charges laid under the Crimes Act by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO). More >>

Madoff whistleblower and FBI target New Zealand

Thursday, 6 December 2012, 1:10 pm | Serious Fraud Office

Media Release 6 December 2012 Madoff whistleblower and FBI target New Zealand The man who blew the whistle on American Bernie Madoff, and two Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) investigators of massive U.S. insider trading activities, are heading to New ... More >>

Second guilty plea in SFO investigation

Wednesday, 5 December 2012, 1:30 pm | Serious Fraud Office

Media Release 5 December 2012 Second guilty plea in SFO investigation Paul Michael Normington (33) has pleaded guilty in the Auckland District Court today to 17 Crimes Act and Secret Commissions Act charges laid by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO). Mr ... More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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