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Property consultant jailed for defrauding government body
Wednesday, 23 May 2018, 3:19 pm | Serious Fraud Office
A property consultant who sold real estate in a business park near Christchurch has been sentenced to two years and nine months in prison on 14 charges of obtaining by deception brought by the Serious Fraud Office. More >>
Guilty plea in SFO prosecution of fictitious forex broker
Thursday, 10 May 2018, 11:57 am | Serious Fraud Office
A Christchurch man has pleaded guilty to fraud in relation to a sophisticated Ponzi scheme masked as a foreign exchange brokerage. More >>
Prominent educator Donna Grant charged with fraud
Thursday, 10 May 2018, 11:16 am | Serious Fraud Office
Prominent Maori performing arts educator Donna Grant has appeared at the Rotorua District Court on charges laid by the Serious Fraud Office. More >>
Guilty plea in Far North Maori trust fraud case
Monday, 7 May 2018, 6:00 pm | Serious Fraud Office
A former trustee of a trust which manages a large block of forested Maori land has pleaded guilty to defrauding the entity of nearly $1 million in a Serious Fraud Office prosecution. More >>
Property consultant pleads guilty to defrauding govt body
Wednesday, 28 March 2018, 1:52 pm | Serious Fraud Office
A Christchurch man has admitted defrauding the Selwyn District Council in a Serious Fraud Office prosecution. More >>
Home detention for defrauding disability trust
Tuesday, 27 March 2018, 11:06 am | Serious Fraud Office
The former asset manager of a tax-payer funded disability trust has been sentenced to eight months of home detention and ordered to pay reparations of $164,929 for charges brought by the Serious Fraud Office. More >>
Ponzi scheme operator receives jail term for $17.5m fraud
Friday, 23 March 2018, 3:56 pm | Serious Fraud Office
A Christchurch man who defrauded his clients of at least $17.5 million through a Ponzi scheme has been sentenced to eight years in prison with a minimum non-parole period of four years for charges brought by the Serious Fraud Office. More >>
Financial Manager Hemo Thompson Pleads Guilty to Fraud
Wednesday, 21 March 2018, 11:14 am | Serious Fraud Office
The former financial manager of a tax-payer funded social services provider has pleaded guilty to defrauding the entity of about $60,000. More >>
NZ's public sector ranked least corrupt in the world
Thursday, 22 February 2018, 8:15 am | Serious Fraud Office
Transparency International has ranked New Zealand’s public sector again as the least corrupt in the world. More >>
Property developer jailed for mortgage fraud
Friday, 9 February 2018, 9:59 am | Serious Fraud Office
A property developer at the centre of a mortgage fraud scheme involving about 75 properties in Hamilton and Auckland has been sentenced to four years and seven months in prison with a minimum non-parole period of two years and three months for charges ... More >>
Guilty pleas in relation to public health care provider
Tuesday, 23 January 2018, 2:42 pm | Serious Fraud Office
The second and final defendant in a Serious Fraud Office (SFO) case has pleaded guilty to fraud in the Auckland High Court today. More >>
SFO concerns of duty evasion as Zespri investigation closes
Tuesday, 7 November 2017, 10:12 am | Serious Fraud Office
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has concluded its investigation into the affairs of Zespri Group Limited concerning allegations of criminality arising from the practice of dual invoicing. More >>
Fraud threatened industry
Wednesday, 18 October 2017, 10:41 am | Serious Fraud Office
A former dairy industry scientist charged with fraud has been sentenced in the Auckland District Court today. More >>
Jail time for Ponzi involving friends and investors
Friday, 13 October 2017, 11:08 am | Serious Fraud Office
Shane Richard Scott has been sentenced to four years, eight months’ imprisonment for operating a Ponzi scheme, in a prosecution by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO). More >>
Owners of Maori land lose Trust money to fraudsters
Thursday, 12 October 2017, 4:06 pm | Serious Fraud Office
A brother and sister have been charged in relation to a Serious Fraud Office (SFO) prosecution. More >>
Ponzi scheme operator pleads guilty
Wednesday, 11 October 2017, 4:41 pm | Serious Fraud Office
A Christchurch man who used his businesses to conduct a Ponzi scheme has appeared in the Christchurch District Court today and pleaded guilty in a Serious Fraud Office (SFO) prosecution. More >>
Lawyer sentenced for fraud
Wednesday, 27 September 2017, 12:03 pm | Serious Fraud Office
Lawyer, Timothy Upton Slack has been sentenced in the Auckland High Court today for his role in a fraud relating to an Auckland development project. He was sentenced to 10 months of home detention. Mr Slack pleaded guilty earlier this month to one ... More >>
Church funds spent at casino
Thursday, 21 September 2017, 11:03 am | Serious Fraud Office
An employee of the Samoan Independent Seventh Day Adventist Church (SISDAC) has had name suppression lifted and has been sentenced in a Serious Fraud Office (SFO) prosecution. Elizabeth Papu (52) faced two charges of ‘Theft by person in special ... More >>
Shane Richard Scott Admits to Deceiving Friends & Associates
Wednesday, 6 September 2017, 11:27 am | Serious Fraud Office
Shane Richard Scott has pleaded guilty to charges brought by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) in the Auckland High Court today. More >>
Emily Projects fraud accused pleads guilty
Friday, 1 September 2017, 3:51 pm | Serious Fraud Office
One of four men charged in a serious fraud relating to an Auckland development project has pleaded guilty in the Auckland High Court. More >>
