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Serious Fraud Office Opens Investigation Into Options Trading
Tuesday, 5 October 2021, 10:59 am | Serious Fraud Office
The Serious Fraud Office has opened an investigation into Options Trading and Investments NZ Limited (Options Trading), now in liquidation, and Tiavare Richard Curtis Joseph, also known as Ritchie Wineera. Anyone who has had dealings with Mr Joseph/Wineera ... More >>
SFO Closes Christchurch City Council Donations Case
Thursday, 17 December 2020, 11:03 am | Serious Fraud Office
The Serious Fraud Office has closed its investigation into Christchurch City Council election donations. The investigation focused on campaign donations made to Lianne Dalziel, who is currently the mayor of Christchurch, in 2013, 2016 and 2019. The ... More >>
SFO Charges Iwi Leader Roger Pikia
Wednesday, 16 December 2020, 4:48 pm | Serious Fraud Office
The Serious Fraud Office has brought fraud charges against Roger Pikia, the chairman of Te Arawa River Iwi Trust (TARIT) and its investment company THL Limited (THL). Mr Pikia (52) did not enter a plea when he appeared in the Auckland District Court ... More >>
Liquidator Gets Four-year Prison Sentence For Fraud
Friday, 20 November 2020, 12:49 pm | Serious Fraud Office
A former Auckland liquidator has been sentenced to four years’ imprisonment on charges brought by the Serious Fraud Office. Geoffrey Martin Smith (67) stole approximately $130,000 from two companies while acting as their liquidator. He was convicted in ... More >>
Māori King’s Former Assistant Sentenced For $111,000 Fraud
Wednesday, 14 October 2020, 5:03 pm | Serious Fraud Office
A former assistant of the Māori King has been sentenced to 12 months’ home detention and 300 hours of community work. He was also ordered to make full reparation for stealing approximately $111,000 of charitable funds and lying to the Serious Fraud ... More >>
Former Employee Of Government-funded Charity Jailed For Fraud
Wednesday, 7 October 2020, 11:30 am | Serious Fraud Office
A former employee of a charity that offered social support services in Auckland has been sentenced to two years and one month of imprisonment on charges brought by the Serious Fraud Office. Tapualii Raewyn Uitime (49) was sentenced today in the ... More >>
SFO Files Charges In Relation To NZ First Foundation Donations
Tuesday, 29 September 2020, 5:03 pm | Serious Fraud Office
The SFO has filed a charge of ‘Obtaining by Deception’ against two defendants in the New Zealand First Foundation electoral funding case. The charges were filed on 23 September. The defendants have interim name suppression and so cannot be named ... More >>
Corruption Charges Filed Against Former CERA Employees
Friday, 11 September 2020, 2:29 pm | Serious Fraud Office
Two men who worked for the Christchurch Earthquake Recovery Authority (CERA) and Ōtākaro Ltd have pleaded not guilty to corruption charges brought by the Serious Fraud Office. Gerard Anthony Gallagher (62) and Simon Carl Nikoloff (57) had sought ... More >>
SFO Welcomes Court Decision Enforcing Its Secrecy Requirements
Thursday, 6 August 2020, 4:40 pm | Serious Fraud Office
The Serious Fraud Office has welcomed a court decision confirming the confidentiality of material that was inadvertently disclosed by the agency to the defendants in the National Party donations case. The material was disclosed recently during the course ... More >>
Barry Kloogh Gets Lengthy Jail Term For $15.7-million Fraud
Friday, 31 July 2020, 4:09 pm | Serious Fraud Office
A Dunedin Ponzi operator has been sentenced to eight years and ten months’ imprisonment, with a minimum non-parole period of five years and four months. Barry Edward Kloogh (57) who ran a Ponzi scheme for more than 20 years was sentenced today in the Dunedin ... More >>
SFO Commences Investigation In Relation To Labour Party Donations
Monday, 13 July 2020, 6:50 pm | Serious Fraud Office
The Serious Fraud Office has commenced an investigation in relation to donations made to the Labour Party in 2017. The SFO is presently conducting four investigations in relation to electoral funding matters. A fifth matter that the agency investigated ... More >>
Russell Maher Jailed For $1.55 Million Fraud
Monday, 6 July 2020, 6:08 pm | Serious Fraud Office
A foreign exchange broker who defrauded his clients of approximately $1.55 million by using forged documents has been sentenced to three years and four months’ imprisonment. Russell Maher (53) was sentenced today in the Auckland District Court on 47 representative ... More >>
Ex-Defence Force Employee Sentenced For Fraud
Wednesday, 24 June 2020, 4:07 pm | Serious Fraud Office
A former defence force administrator has been sentenced to 12 months’ home detention and 250 hours of community work for stealing funds managed by the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) while she was employed by the organisation. Paniparewhakaro Elizabeth ... More >>
Ex-Defence Force Administrator Admits $225,000 Fraud
Wednesday, 20 May 2020, 12:13 pm | Serious Fraud Office
A former defence force employee has pleaded guilty to stealing non-public funds administered by the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) while she was employed by the organisation. Paniparewhakaro Elizabeth Rangiuia (60) embezzled approximately $225,000 ... More >>
Accountant Jailed For Defrauding Clients Of $1 Million
Wednesday, 13 May 2020, 11:51 am | Serious Fraud Office
A former chartered accountant has been sentenced to three years and nine months’ imprisonment for stealing approximately $1.01 million from his clients. Christopher George Wright (64) misappropriated refunds from his clients on whose behalf he filed ... More >>
Defendant In Auckland Council Bribery Case Gets Home Detention
Tuesday, 12 May 2020, 11:44 am | Serious Fraud Office
A former Auckland Council employee has been sentenced to five and a half months’ home detention for corrupting a council procurement process for financial gain. Sundeep Dilip Rasila (42) was sentenced today in the Auckland High Court while his co-defendant, ... More >>
Education Consultant Gets Home Detention For $150,000 Fraud
Tuesday, 5 May 2020, 5:29 pm | Serious Fraud Office
A former employee of the tertiary education provider Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi has been sentenced to nine months’ home detention for receiving about $150,000 in kickbacks. Katherine Tuhakaraina (60) was sentenced today in the Tauranga District ... More >>
SFO-led Programme To Safeguard COVID-19 Relief Funds
Friday, 1 May 2020, 11:48 am | Serious Fraud Office
The Serious Fraud Office is working with other government departments to prevent COVID-19 relief funds from being defrauded. The SFO is providing guidance to ensure counter-fraud measures across government are aligned to international best practice ... More >>
Dunedin Ponzi Operator Admits $15.7-million Fraud
Thursday, 12 March 2020, 2:21 pm | Serious Fraud Office
A Dunedin man who ran a Ponzi scheme has admitted defrauding investors of at least $15.7 million. Barry Edward Kloogh (57) pleaded guilty in the Dunedin District Court today to all but one of the charges brought by the Serious Fraud Office. Mr Kloogh ... More >>
Investigations Launched Into Mayoral Elections Donations
Wednesday, 11 March 2020, 4:24 pm | Serious Fraud Office
The Serious Fraud Office has commenced separate investigations into donations made in relation to the Auckland and Christchurch mayoral elections. More >>
