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Seven year sentence for deceiving B’On investors
Friday, 19 October 2012, 11:23 am | Serious Fraud Office
Jacqueline Bradley (59) has been sentenced to seven years and five months’ imprisonment at the Auckland District Court today. More >>
SFO charges proven against property developers
Friday, 19 October 2012, 9:35 am | Serious Fraud Office
Marcus Julian Friedlander (58) and Ralph Anthony Vuletic (31) have pleaded guilty in the Auckland High Court to charges brought by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO). More >>
SFO rebuild helps brings integrity to financial markets
Wednesday, 3 October 2012, 2:38 pm | Serious Fraud Office
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) today said two recent surveys highlighted the positive impact rebuilding the SFO has had in helping to bring back public confidence in New Zealand’s financial markets. More >>
SFO acts to prevent alleged fraud
Tuesday, 25 September 2012, 11:46 am | Serious Fraud Office
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) announced today that it has laid 33 charges in the Auckland District Court against Paul Michael Normington (33) and Jin Weifeng (28), for Crimes Act and Secret Commissions Act offences. More >>
Director pleads guilty to $5 million fraud
Friday, 7 September 2012, 3:18 pm | Serious Fraud Office
Media Release 7 September 2012 Director pleads guilty to $5 million fraud Mr Evan Paul Cherry (53) today pleaded guilty in the North Shore District Court to four charges laid under the Crimes Act by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO). The charges relate to ... More >>
Guilty verdict in SFO $15 million Ponzi scheme prosecution
Wednesday, 5 September 2012, 9:32 am | Serious Fraud Office
The SFO prosecution of Jacqueline Bradley (59) for fraud yesterday resulted in a jury finding her guilty on all 75 Crimes Act charges she faced. More >>
Capital + Merchant directors imprisoned
Friday, 31 August 2012, 4:32 pm | Serious Fraud Office
Directors of failed finance company, Capital + Merchant Finance Limited (Capital + Merchant), were sentenced to prison terms in the Auckland High Court today. More >>
SFO warns investors of growing affinity fraud risk
Friday, 31 August 2012, 3:18 pm | Serious Fraud Office
Media Release 31 August 2012 SFO warns investors of growing affinity fraud risk The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) today issued a public warning of the growing risk of affinity in a post-GFC era. SFO Chief Executive, Adam Feeley, said “While the ... More >>
Convicted Belgrave Finance director sentenced
Thursday, 30 August 2012, 4:28 pm | Serious Fraud Office
Shane Joseph Buckley (44), former Belgrave Finance Limited (Belgrave) Director, was sentenced to three years imprisonment today in the Auckland District Court. More >>
SFO seek to appeal Capital + Merchant verdicts
Wednesday, 22 August 2012, 2:43 pm | Serious Fraud Office
The Serious Fraud Office will seek to appeal not guilty verdicts against Neal Medhurst Nicholls and Wayne Leslie Douglas. More >>
Bridgecorp CFO guilty plea concludes SFO investigation
Friday, 17 August 2012, 3:11 pm | Serious Fraud Office
The former Chief Financial Controller of Bridgecorp Limited (Bridgecorp), Cornelis Robert Roest (56) has today pleaded guilty in the Auckland District Court to one Crimes Act charge and two Companies Act charges brought against him by the Serious ... More >>
New role for SFO Chief Executive
Monday, 30 July 2012, 6:41 pm | Serious Fraud Office
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has today confirmed that Chief Executive, Adam Feeley has accepted the position of Queenstown Lakes District Council Chief Executive. More >>
SFO confirms investigation following Law Society complaint
Wednesday, 25 July 2012, 11:47 am | Serious Fraud Office
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) confirmed today that it is undertaking an investigation into Mr John David Milne. A complaint has been received from the New Zealand Law Society Otago Standards Committee regarding Mr Milne’s activities around client ... More >>
Guilty verdicts in Capital + Merchant Finance fraud trials
Thursday, 19 July 2012, 3:53 pm | Serious Fraud Office
Two former directors and the Chief Executive of failed finance company, Capital + Merchant Finance Limited (Capital + Merchant), were found guilty in the Auckland High Court today on fraud charges brought by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO). More >>
SFO charges gas supplier with $17M fraud
Wednesday, 18 July 2012, 3:20 pm | Serious Fraud Office
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) announced today that it has laid 82 criminal charges in an investigation into retail gas supplier E-Gas Limited (E-Gas). More >>
Guilty plea in SFO Bridgecorp investigation
Wednesday, 18 July 2012, 3:16 pm | Serious Fraud Office
Former Bridgecorp Limited (Bridgecorp) Managing Director, Rodney Michael Petricevic (63) pleaded guilty in the Auckland District Court today to four Crimes Act charges brought against him by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO). More >>
Second person sentenced in SFO bribery prosecution
Friday, 15 June 2012, 11:59 am | Serious Fraud Office
Gregory Alexander Hutt (54) has been sentenced to 11 months home detention in the Wellington High Court today. More >>
SFO charges financial advisor with $5 million fraud
Monday, 11 June 2012, 9:33 am | Serious Fraud Office
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) today announced it had laid charges in the North Shore District Court against Mr Evan Paul Cherry (54), the sole director (prior to 11 July 2011) of Albany based investment and financial advisors – Investment Solutions ... More >>
Five Star director sentenced following SFO charges
Wednesday, 6 June 2012, 12:21 pm | Serious Fraud Office
Media Release 6 June 2012 Five Star director sentenced following SFO charges Anthony Walpole Bowden (71), a former director of Five Star Consumer Finance Limited (Five Star) was sentenced in the Auckland High Court today to nine months home detention ... More >>
SFO Lays 28 Charges Relating To Herbert Insurance Collapse
Thursday, 31 May 2012, 11:48 am | Serious Fraud Office
Former owner and director of Herbert Insurance Group Limited (HIG), Grant Malcolm Herbert (61), has appeared in the Auckland District Court facing Crimes Act and Secret Commissions Act charges, following a Serious Fraud Office (SFO) investigation into ... More >>
