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Case number 2015818

prosecution

The Project

Tapualii Uitime has been sentenced to two years and one month of imprisonment after pleading guilty to defrauding the Pacific Island Safety and Prevention Project. Her co-defendant Betty Leuina Sio has been found guilty on two charges of dishonestly using a document.

Case Timeline

  • March 2023Mar 2023
    Betty Sio found guilty on two charges of dishonestly using a document following a judge-alone trial in Manukau District Court in January. Her sentencing is scheduled for 7 July 2023.
  • December 2021Dec 2021
    Betty Sio’s trial scheduled for 6 December is postponed due to COVID-19 restrictions.
  • June 2021Jun 2021
    Betty Sio's trial scheduled to commence in the Manukau District Court on 28 June is postponed.
  • October 2020Oct 2020
    Tapualii Uitime sentenced in the Manukau District Court on 7 October to 25 months' imprisonment.
  • July 2020Jul 2020
    Tapualii Uitime pleads guilty on 23 July to fraud charges.