closed | Case number: 2015818

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 was sentenced to a fine of $3000 after being found guilty on two charges of dishonestly using a document.

Case Timeline

• Mar 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.

• Dec 2021

  Betty Sio’s trial scheduled for 6 December is postponed due to COVID-19 restrictions.

• Jun 2021

  Betty Sio's trial scheduled to commence in the Manukau District Court on 28 June is postponed.

• Oct 2020

  Tapualii Uitime sentenced in the Manukau District Court on 7 October to 25 months' imprisonment.

• Jul 2020

  Tapualii Uitime pleads guilty on 23 July to fraud charges.