prosecution | Case number: 170625

OFC

The SFO has filed charges including conspiracy to commit an offence, namely obtaining by deception; money laundering; and causing loss by deception against two former Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) employees. The charges relate to the construction and delivery of the OFC’s Home of Football complex in Auckland.
Both defendants have name suppression.

Case Timeline

  • Feb 2022

    SFO announces it has filed charges against two people and an arrest warrant has been issued for one of the defendants believed to be living overseas.

  • Mar 2022

    First defendant enters not guilty plea.

  • Jun 2022

    Second defendant appears and enters not guilty plea.

  • Feb 2025

    Trial scheduled to commence 10 February 2025 at the Auckland District Court.