prosecution | Case number: 201047

Paulette Main

Former Bay of Plenty lawyer Paulette Main has pleaded guilty to fraudulently claiming almost $375,000 from a legal support scheme funded by the Ministry of Justice.

Case Timeline

• Jul 2023

  The defendant appeared in Tauranga District Court on 10 July 2023. She was remanded without plea.

• Jul 2023

  Defendant enters not guilty pleas to all charges.

• Mar 2025

  4-week trial scheduled 28 April 2025 at Tauranga District Court

• Apr 2025

  Defendant pleads guilty to one representative charge of obtaining by deception and one representative charge of obstructing the SFO’s investigation. Sentencing is set down for 7 July 2025 in the Tauranga District Court.