Three people convicted in $54 million mortgage fraud case
15 June 2018The three defendants in a Serious Fraud Office trial who worked together to illegally obtain home loans have been convicted.
Media releases
2018
Finance manager Hemo Thompson pleads guilty to more fraud charges
01 June 2018The former finance manager of a Hamilton-based social services provider has pleaded guilty to an additional 99 fraud charges brought by the Serious Fraud Office.
Property consultant Stephen Gubb jailed for defrauding government body
23 May 2018A property consultant who sold real estate in a business park near Christchurch has been sentenced to two years and nine months in prison on 14 charges of obtaining by deception brought by the Serious Fraud Office.
Prominent educator Donna Grant charged with fraud
10 May 2018Prominent Maori performing arts educator Donna Grant has appeared at the Rotorua District Court on charges laid by the Serious Fraud Office.
Guilty plea in SFO prosecution of fictitious forex brokerage
10 May 2018A Christchurch man has pleaded guilty to fraud in relation to a sophisticated Ponzi scheme masked as a foreign exchange brokerage.
Guilty plea in Far North Maori trust fraud case
07 May 2018A former trustee of a trust which manages a large block of forested Maori land has pleaded guilty to defrauding the entity of nearly $1 million in a Serious Fraud Office prosecution.
Property consultant pleads guilty to defrauding government body
28 March 2018A property consultant has admitted defrauding the Selwyn District Council in a Serious Fraud Office prosecution.
Auckland man receives home detention for defrauding disability trust
27 March 2018The former asset manager of a tax-payer funded disability trust has been sentenced to eight months of home detention and ordered to pay reparations of $164,929 for charges brought by the Serious Fraud Office.
Ponzi scheme operator receives jail term for $17.5 million fraud
23 March 2018A Christchurch man who defrauded his clients of at least $17.5 million through a Ponzi scheme has been sentenced to eight years in prison with a minimum non-parole period of four years for charges brought by the Serious Fraud Office.
Former financial manager of Raukura Waikato Social Services Trust pleads guilty to fraud
21 March 2018The former financial manager of a tax-payer funded social services provider has pleaded guilty to defrauding the entity of about $60,000.
New Zealand’s public sector ranked least corrupt in the world
22 February 2018Transparency International has ranked New Zealand’s public sector again as the least corrupt in the world.
SFO closes investigation into free-range eggs producer
13 February 2018The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has concluded its investigation into a free-range eggs producer.
Property developer jailed for mortgage fraud
09 February 2018A property developer at the centre of a mortgage fraud scheme involving about 75 properties in Hamilton and Auckland has been sentenced to four years and seven months in prison with a minimum non-parole period of two years and three months for charges brought by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO).
Guilty pleas in relation to public health care provider and charitable trust fraud
23 January 2018The second and final defendant in a Serious Fraud Office (SFO) case has pleaded guilty to fraud in the Auckland High Court today.