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Second Defendant Sentenced In SFO Mortgage Fraud Case
Tuesday, 20 January 2026, 2:42 pm | Serious Fraud Office
Gurraj Singh Bhachu, who no longer has name suppression, pleaded guilty in September 2025 to 12 charges relating to four properties involved in the alleged mortgage fraud. More >>
Third Subcontractor Sentenced In SFO Road Maintenance Corruption Case
Tuesday, 16 December 2025, 2:56 pm | Serious Fraud Office
Frederick Pou, of Coastal Roading Contractors, pleaded guilty in May 2024 in the Auckland District Court to corruptly giving gifts to an agent. He was sentenced today for giving gifts totalling approximately $582,000 to secure contracts. More >>
Auckland Man Sentenced In SFO Prosecution For Attempted Multi-Million Dollar Covid-19 Fraud
Tuesday, 4 November 2025, 2:15 pm | Serious Fraud Office
The case underscores the SFO’s commitment to investigating and prosecuting fraud involving emergency public funding, a strategic area of focus for the SFO. More >>
Medical Equipment Company Director Sentenced In SFO Bribery And Corruption Case
Wednesday, 29 October 2025, 3:52 pm | Serious Fraud Office
The SFO’s investigation found that between January 2001 and June 2007, ADHB paid Alpine approximately $52,000 per year. After the senior manager started working at ADHB in 2007, the ADHB paid Alpine approximately $400,000 per year until 2016. More >>
Former Lawyer Sentenced In SFO Case For Fraudulently Claiming Nearly $375,000 From Legal Support Scheme
Thursday, 9 October 2025, 4:48 pm | Serious Fraud Office
Appearing in Tauranga District Court today, Paulette Main’s application for discharge without conviction was rejected and she was sentenced to three years imprisonment. More >>
Cross-Agency Update On Manurewa Marae Enquiries
Thursday, 2 October 2025, 3:23 pm | Serious Fraud Office
NZ Police can now confirm it has found insufficient evidence to establish criminal culpability for corruption in relation to the Manurewa Marae matter. More >>
SFO Seeks Feedback On Long-Term Insights Briefing Exploring Emerging Trends In Fraud And Corruption Detection
Friday, 22 August 2025, 10:22 am | Serious Fraud Office
The briefing examines trends impacting fraud detection, three possible futures faced by New Zealand, and the strategic opportunities being explored by international jurisdictions which can enhance detection capabilities. More >>
Former Dairy Executive Charged By SFO Over $250K In Kickbacks From Indonesian Company
Thursday, 21 August 2025, 11:45 am | Serious Fraud Office
Simon Stewart appeared in the Manukau District Court and faces one representative charge under section 4 of the Secret Commissions Act 1910. More >>
Second Guilty Plea In SFO Ponzi Case Involving Almost $4 Million
Monday, 11 August 2025, 12:07 pm | Serious Fraud Office
Aroha Awhinanui Tuira today entered guilty pleas to two representative charges of obtaining by deception in the Christchurch High Court. More >>
Guilty Plea In SFO Ponzi Case Involving Almost $4 Million
Thursday, 7 August 2025, 12:56 pm | Serious Fraud Office
Thomas Alexander Kokouri Tuira (also known as Alex Tuira) entered guilty pleas to two representative charges of obtaining by deception, ahead of his trial commencing More >>
Former Charity Worker Sentenced To 3.5 Years Imprisonment In SFO Case
Monday, 21 July 2025, 10:29 am | Serious Fraud Office
Iesha Warren was sentenced to 3 and half years imprisonment after pleading guilty in March 2025 to one representative charge of obtaining by deception and one charge of failing to appear. More >>
SFO Leads AntiCorruption Taskforce Pilot To Strengthen Public Sector Resilience
Friday, 18 July 2025, 4:04 pm | Serious Fraud Office
The Taskforce will be led by the SFO and draw on specialist counter fraud and enforcement expertise to assess the extent of the corruption and fraud risk. More >>
Husband Who Worked With Public Servant Wife To Defraud Oranga Tamariki Of $2 Million Sentenced In SFO Case
Thursday, 19 June 2025, 12:32 pm | Serious Fraud Office
The husband and wife team also pleaded guilty to money laundering for transferring just under $800,000 overseas once the offending was discovered, then immediately leaving New Zealand. More >>
IT Contractors Sentenced In $4.1m SFO Case - New Zealand’s Largest Private Sector Corruption Case
Tuesday, 20 May 2025, 1:49 pm | Serious Fraud Office
Sean Bryan pleaded guilty in September 2024 to two representative charges of giving gifts to an agent. Mark Lester pleaded guilty in October 2024 to two representative charges of accepting gifts by an agent. They both had interim name suppression until ... More >>
Auckland Man Guilty In Serious Fraud Office Prosecution Over Attempted Multi-million Dollar Covid-19 Fraud
Monday, 19 May 2025, 1:26 pm | Serious Fraud Office
Hun Min Im faced 91 charges related to his attempts to claim $1.88 million from the WSS, as well as from the Small Business Cashflow Scheme, COVID-19 Support Payments and Resurgence Support Payments. In total he attempted to claim $2.3 million and ... More >>
Husband And Wife Admit $2 Million Fraud Against Oranga Tamariki In SFO Case
Friday, 16 May 2025, 10:28 am | Serious Fraud Office
The husband and wife team also pleaded guilty to money laundering for transferring just under $800,000 overseas once the offending was discovered, then immediately leaving New Zealand. More >>
Serious Fraud Office Campaign To Tackle Foreign Bribery
Thursday, 15 May 2025, 11:29 am | Serious Fraud Office
The SFO has prosecuted cases involving foreign bribery in both public and private sectors. One of the most effective ways to detect these cases is by whistleblowers and others being prepared to report what they know. More >>
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 >>
