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Crafar farms bid results in charges in Hong Kong
Tuesday, 18 October 2011, 1:15 pm | Serious Fraud Office
Media release 18 October 2011 SFO investigation into Crafar farms bid results in charges in Hong Kong One person associated with a bid to purchase the farm assets of the Crafar family (the Crafar farms) has been charged in Hong Kong, and an arrest ... More >>
Guilty plea entered in loan fraud case
Wednesday, 5 October 2011, 1:21 pm | Serious Fraud Office
A man pleaded guilty in the Auckland District Court today for his role in a scheme to defraud Dunedin-based vehicle finance company MTF, following an investigation by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO). More >>
SFO Welcomes MOU with Police
Thursday, 29 September 2011, 2:49 pm | Serious Fraud Office
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has welcomed the signing of a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the New Zealand Police today, saying it formalises an already close working relationship between the two agencies. The initiative, announced by Police Minister ... More >>
SFO lays 110 charges in loan fraud case
Wednesday, 14 September 2011, 3:25 pm | Serious Fraud Office
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) announced today that it has laid a combined total of 110 charges against seven people alleged to have participated in a loan fraud involving Dunedin-based vehicle finance company, MTF. All seven of the accused appeared ... More >>
SFO lays sixty charges in Belgrave Finance investigation
Wednesday, 14 September 2011, 10:04 am | Serious Fraud Office
Former Belgrave Finance Director, Stephen Charles Smith (43), and an associate, Raymond Tasman Schofield (49), have appeared in the Auckland District Court today to face charges arising out of the collapse of Belgrave Finance Limited. More >>
SFO confirms investigation into CFX Trade Safe Limited
Thursday, 8 September 2011, 12:47 pm | Serious Fraud Office
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) confirmed today that it has commenced a Part II investigation into foreign exchange trader, CFX Trade Safe Limited. CFX Trade Safe, based in Whangarei, traded foreign currency on behalf of an estimated 50 clients, both in New Zealand ... More >>
Three sentenced following fraud conspiracy convictions
Friday, 26 August 2011, 6:02 pm | Serious Fraud Office
Three men have been sentenced in the Auckland District Court today after being found guilty of conspiracy to defraud and attempting to obstruct the course of justice, following an investigation by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO). More >>
Insolvency practitioners key to fighting corporate fraud
Wednesday, 17 August 2011, 12:09 pm | Serious Fraud Office
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) today recognised the importance of insolvency practitioners in the fight against corporate fraud. Speaking at the 11th Annual Corporate Insolvency Conference in Auckland, SFO Chief Executive, Adam Feeley, said “No profession is ... More >>
SFO confirms investigation into Australian Securities NZ Ltd
Wednesday, 10 August 2011, 1:55 pm | Serious Fraud Office
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has confirmed today that it is undertaking an investigation into financial advisory firm Australian Securities (NZ) Limited (Australian Securities), following allegations that investors may have been fraudulently misled. More >>
Former iwi social services CEO sentenced
Wednesday, 3 August 2011, 11:38 am | Serious Fraud Office
Arapeta Victor Hamilton (53), a former Director and Chief Executive of Ngapuhi Iwi Social Services Limited (NISS), has been sentenced to eight months home detention and ordered to pay $20,000 in reparations at the Auckland District Court today, following ... More >>
Former National Finance Director convicted - SFO
Wednesday, 27 July 2011, 9:33 am | Serious Fraud Office
Trevor Allan Ludlow (52), the former director of National Finance 2000 Limited (National Finance), has been convicted in the Auckland District Court of seven charges relating to theft by a person in a special relationship and false accounting, following an ... More >>
SFO lays 90 fraud charges in LWR collapse
Thursday, 14 July 2011, 1:00 pm | Serious Fraud Office
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) investigation into the collapse of Canterbury clothing manufacturer, Lane Walker Rudkin Industries (LWR), has resulted in criminal charges against its director Kenneth James Anderson (64) and another individual. Mr Anderson ... More >>
Directors of Capital + Merchant face further SFO charges
Wednesday, 13 July 2011, 4:13 pm | Serious Fraud Office
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has today laid eleven charges under the Crimes Act against two current and one former director of Capital + Merchant Finance Limited (C+M). The charges relate to transactions involving just over $28 million that occurred ... More >>
SFO warns investors of inflated property valuations
Friday, 8 July 2011, 1:59 pm | Serious Fraud Office
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has today issued a warning to investors to be wary of inflated property valuations when considering whether to invest in either properties or companies which had significant property development portfolios. The warning follows ... More >>
SFO closes investigation into Property Ventures Ltd
Friday, 24 June 2011, 2:07 pm | Serious Fraud Office
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) today announced that it was closing its investigation into Property Ventures Limited (PVL) and Cashel Ventures Limited (CVL) following allegations of financial misrepresentation, finding no basis for further investigation. More >>
Three convicted of SFO charges
Friday, 24 June 2011, 1:51 pm | Serious Fraud Office
Guilty verdicts were today returned against Robert Anthony Briggs (50), the former Principal Officer and General Manager of the Actives Charitable Trust (Actives), and a former associate, who has interim name suppression, at the Auckland District ... More >>
SFO closes investigation into Mutual Finance/Viaduct Capital
Monday, 20 June 2011, 3:38 pm | Serious Fraud Office
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) announced today that it has concluded its investigation into Mutual Finance Limited and related company, Viaduct Capital Limited. More >>
SFO lays fifty fraud charges against Allan Hubbard
Monday, 20 June 2011, 3:32 pm | Serious Fraud Office
SFO lays fifty fraud charges against Allan Hubbard The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) today announced that it has made a decision in relation to its investigation into the affairs of Aorangi Securities Ltd (ASL); Hubbard Management Funds (HMF); and ... More >>
Former iwi social services CEO found guilty of fraud
Wednesday, 8 June 2011, 4:08 pm | Serious Fraud Office
Arapeta Victor Hamilton, a former Director and Chief Executive of Ngapuhi Iwi Social Services Limited (NISS), has today been found guilty of five counts of fraud following charges brought by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO). NISS was a Northland company set ... More >>
SFO investigates Greywolf Resources permit applications
Friday, 3 June 2011, 9:47 am | Serious Fraud Office
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has commenced an investigation into Australian exploration and mining company Greywolf Resources NL (formerly Greywolf Goldmining NL), following allegations that fraud may have been involved in its application for exploration ... More >>
