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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 >>
Property developer pleads guilty to bribery
Friday, 11 May 2012, 1:45 pm | Serious Fraud Office
Gregory Alexander Hutt (54) today pleaded guilty in the Wellington High Court to one Crimes Act bribery charge brought by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO). Mr Hutt’s plea arises from his role in a corruption and bribery case involving the Accident ... More >>
Home Detention sentence for Motor Trade Finance fraud
Friday, 11 May 2012, 11:11 am | Serious Fraud Office
Karl Sean Toussaint (41) appeared in the Auckland District Court today and was sentenced to nine months Home Detention and 200 hours of community work. More >>
Forex Trader Charged With Fraud
Monday, 7 May 2012, 1:53 pm | Serious Fraud Office
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) today laid charges against Mr Christopher John Collecutt (57), a foreign exchange (forex) trader operating under the name ‘CFX Trading’. More >>
Datasouth Director sentenced for SCF fraud
Thursday, 3 May 2012, 4:06 pm | Serious Fraud Office
Gavin Clifford Bennett (53) was sentenced today to eight years imprisonment in the Christchurch District Court after pleading guilty to fraud charges laid by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) in November 2011. More >>
SFO not pursuing complaint against Meat Workers Union
Thursday, 12 April 2012, 12:52 pm | Serious Fraud Office
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) announced today that it would not be investigating a complaint made regarding the financial affairs of the New Zealand Meat Workers & Related Trades Union Inc. More >>
Blue Chip sales rep sentenced on fraud charges
Thursday, 12 April 2012, 10:06 am | Serious Fraud Office
Rachel Anna Jarvis (34) has been sentenced to seven months Home Detention, 200 hours community work, and $50,000 reparation in the Invercargill District Court. More >>
Former Director Sentenced Following SFO Investigation
Friday, 30 March 2012, 9:20 am | Serious Fraud Office
Former Director Sentenced Following SFO Investigation John William Jackson (62) was sentenced to two years and five months imprisonment in the North Shore District Court yesterday, after pleading guilty to charges of accessing a computer for dishonest ... More >>
SFO confirms investigation into NZF Group
Thursday, 22 March 2012, 1:19 pm | Serious Fraud Office
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) confirmed today that it has commenced a Part II investigation into NZF Group Limited, NZF Money Limited, and their related companies. More >>
Tax agent receives additional sentence for SFO fraud charges
Tuesday, 20 March 2012, 11:33 pm | Serious Fraud Office
Media Release 20 March 2012 Tax agent receives additional sentence for SFO fraud charges Ian Victor Petersen, a 62 year-old man from Waikanae, has appeared in the Wellington District Court and was sentenced to an additional six months imprisonment ... More >>
Farm fraudster sentenced to imprisonment
Monday, 19 March 2012, 4:15 pm | Serious Fraud Office
Peter Joseph Nitschke (32) has been sentenced to two years and three months imprisonment at the Feilding District Court today. More >>
No SFO investigation on Yarrow Bakers complaint
Friday, 16 March 2012, 4:24 pm | Serious Fraud Office
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) today confirmed that it would not be pursuing the complaint made regarding the receivership of the Yarrow group of companies. More >>
SFO Charges Result In Guilty Plea On $103 Million Fraud
Thursday, 1 March 2012, 12:51 pm | Serious Fraud Office
Former Datasouth Group (Datasouth) director, Gavin Clifford Bennett (53), today pleaded guilty to charges brought by the Serious Fraud (SFO) Office relating to a $103 million fraud involving a Ponzi-style scheme Mr Bennett was convicted on six representative ... More >>
