Media releases

A foreign exchange broker whose company is in liquidation has entered no plea to fraud charges brought by the Serious Fraud Office.

A former trustee of a Far North Māori land trust has admitted stealing more than $1 million from the trust.

The Serious Fraud Office, with the assistance of the Financial Markets Authority, executed search warrants this morning in relation to an investigation concerning the Dunedin-based financial advisor, Barry Kloogh.

A Wellington man has been charged by the Serious Fraud Office in relation to funds paid for the purchase of reproduction aircraft and the unauthorised use of an aircraft as security to obtain a loan.

A foreign exchange broker has pleaded guilty to running a Ponzi scheme to defraud his clients of more than $7 million.

A former chartered accountant who stole approximately $1.01 million from his clients has pleaded guilty to fraud.

The Serious Fraud Office has received a referral from the Police about a complaint they received in October last year in relation to the disclosure of political donations under the Electoral Act.

Anti-corruption and counter-fraud experts from around the world will soon gather in Auckland to discuss the threats of financial crime and corruption.

A former manager of the Waitangi National Trust, which is responsible for the Waitangi Treaty Grounds, has been jailed for three years and eight months on charges brought by the Serious Fraud Office.