20 December 2013
Following a six week trial in the Auckland District Court, former Auckland property developer, Malcolm Duncan Mayer (57), was today found guilty of orchestrating a $47 million mortgage fraud.
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29 November 2013
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28 November 2013
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) confirmed today that an investigation into NZF Money Limited, and other related companies, has been closed.
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25 November 2013
Two defendants were sentenced in the Christchurch District Court today on charges laid by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) in relation to Canterbury clothing manufacturer, Lane Walker Rudkin Industries (LWR).
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19 November 2013
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has today laid Crimes Act charges relating to an investigation into the conduct of Linnet Lewis (54) and her associated entities Lewis Administration Limited (LAL) and Align Trust Services Limited (ATSL).
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15 November 2013
David Robert Gilmour Ross (63) has been sentenced in the Wellington District Court to 10 years and 10 months of imprisonment following a joint agency investigation by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) and the Financial Markets Authority (FMA).
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24 October 2013
Two remaining defendants in the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) prosecution of Rockforte Finance Limited (Rockforte), Nigel Brent O’Leary and John Patrick Gardner were sentenced today in the Gisborne High Court.
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24 October 2013
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has announced it intends to withdraw charges previously laid against Terrence Hutton in relation to South Canterbury Finance Limited.
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14 October 2013
Kenneth James Anderson (66) has entered guilty pleas in the Christchurch District Court today to charges laid by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO). The charges arose out of the collapse of Canterbury clothing manufacturer, Lane Walker Rudkin Industries (LWR) in 2009
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14 October 2013
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has confirmed that an investigation is under way into a residential property development on the North Shore, Auckland. The development companies included Albany Heights Villas Limited and Hunter Gills Road Limited.
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11 October 2013
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) today confirmed that an investigation into individuals related to Auckland Transport was commenced last month.
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11 October 2013
Terran Elizabeth Dow (47) was sentenced today in the Wellington District Court to 12 months’ supervision and 220 hours of community work for the role she played in assisting a pro-forma invoice advertising scam.
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03 October 2013
Hemant Kumar Maharaj and Suresh Din were today sentenced in the Auckland District Court for corruptly obtaining public funds from the North Shore City Council.
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03 October 2013
Nigel Brent O’Leary (57), a former director of Rockforte Finance Limited (Rockforte), entered guilty pleas in the Wellington High Court today to Serious Fraud Office (SFO) charges.
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01 October 2013
John Patrick Gardner (60), a former director of Rockforte Finance Limited (Rockforte), has entered a guilty plea in the Gisborne High Court today. The plea relates to five Crimes Act charges laid by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO).
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26 September 2013
Former director of Rockforte Finance Limited (Rockforte), Colin Mark Simpson (52) was sentenced today in the Wellington High Court to 11 months home detention and 200 hours of community work.
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17 September 2013
John Grant Fagan (54) has entered a guilty plea in the Palmerston North District Court to charges laid by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO).
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11 September 2013
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has completed and closed an investigation into the Taupo District Council and referred the matter to the Office of the Auditor General.
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11 September 2013
State Services Commissioner and Head of State Services Iain Rennie has today announced the appointment of Julie Read as Chief Executive and Director of the Serious Fraud Office.
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05 September 2013
Following a joint investigation into the activities of Auckland based company Strategic Planning Group Limited (SPG), the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) and the Financial Markets Authority (FMA) have laid charges against former financial adviser Andrew Hrothgar Robinson (40).
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03 September 2013
Peter John Scutts (58) has appeared in the Auckland District Court today to face 16 Crimes Act charges of dishonestly using a document and one Secret Commissions Act charge of receiving secret reward for procuring contracts. The charges have been laid by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO).
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02 September 2013
Former director of Rockforte Finance Limited (Rockforte), Colin Mark Simpson (52) has entered guilty pleas in the Gisborne High Court to nine counts of fraud laid by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO).
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29 August 2013
Wellington financial adviser David Robert Gilmour Ross (63) today pleaded guilty in the Wellington District Court to charges laid by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) and the Financial Markets Authority (FMA).
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29 August 2013
Three defendants in a Serious Fraud Office (SFO) prosecution have today pleaded guilty in the Auckland District Court to Crimes Act charges for their roles in a complex series of mortgage frauds.
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22 August 2013
Neill Allan Williams has today received a sentence of five years’ imprisonment following the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) investigation into Five Star Consumer Finance Limited (Five Star).
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12 August 2013
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has announced that Cheng Qi (Chris) Wang (54) has been sentenced to two years and nine months’ imprisonment for dishonestly using a document and money laundering.
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07 August 2013
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has announced that 33 criminal charges have been laid against former Dunedin lawyer John David Milne (78) in the Christchurch District Court.
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06 August 2013
The Serious Fraud Office today announced it was withdrawing a charge of false accounting previously laid against the former Chief Financial Officer of South Canterbury Finance Limited, Graeme Brown.
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02 August 2013
Rene Alan Chalmers (42) has today pleaded guilty in the Auckland District Court to 14 Crimes Act charges laid by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO).
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26 July 2013
One of the defendants arrested in October last year in a major joint enforcement agency operation lead by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has pleaded guilty.
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27 June 2013
Neill Allan Williams has today pleaded guilty in the Auckland High Court to two charges of theft by person in special relationship under section 220 of the Crimes Act 1961.
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26 June 2013
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has laid charges against Ramni Kumar (45) and Vicki Ravana Letele (32) in the Manukau District Court today.
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14 June 2013
Former Commercial Property Manager, Christopher David Green (66) has been sentenced in the Auckland District Court today to five months' home detention.
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13 June 2013
Charges have today been laid in the Wellington District Court against David Robert Gilmour Ross (63). The charges laid by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) allege he operated a $400 million Ponzi scheme. They follow a joint agency investigation between SFO and the Financial Markets Authority (FMA).
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13 June 2013
Paul Michael Normington (33) and Jin Weifeng (28) have been sentenced in the Auckland District Court today for Crimes Act and Secret Commissions Act offences laid by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO).
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13 June 2013
Hemant Kumar Maharaj and Suresh Din have been found guilty today of charges laid by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) in the Auckland District Court.
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07 June 2013
Stephen Charles Smith (45), a former director of failed finance company Belgrave Finance Limited (Belgrave Finance), has today been sentenced to four years’ imprisonment. The sentence follows a joint prosecution by the Financial Markets Authority (FMA) and the Serious Fraud Office (SFO).
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29 May 2013
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has today laid Crimes Act charges against Glenda Mary Wynyard (48) in the Auckland District Court.
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24 May 2013
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has today laid 48 Crimes Act charges against a group of individuals allegedly involved in a complex series of mortgage frauds.
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23 May 2013
The former CEO of Dominion Finance Group Limited (Dominion) and North South Finance Limited (North South) was today sentenced in relation to four Crimes Act charges laid by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) arising out of the collapse those companies.
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16 May 2013
Four sentences have been handed down in the Auckland District Court today for fraudulently obtaining loans from Dunedin-based vehicle finance company, Motor Trade Finances Limited (MTF).
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10 May 2013
Following last week’s announcement of the completion of its Hanover Finance investigation, the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) received a number of requests for details of the cost of that investigation.
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01 May 2013
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has announced today that it has completed and closed one investigation relating to the Christchurch rebuild. However, SFO continues to warn of the potential risks of fraud and corruption in the city.
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30 April 2013
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has completed its investigation of Hanover Finance Limited, bringing to an end its investigations into the 2007/08 finance company collapses. That process, which saw SFO investigate 15 separate companies, resulted in criminal prosecutions in relation to nine companies. Overall, 23 individuals have faced charges laid by SFO.
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17 April 2013
Stephen Charles Smith (45), pleaded guilty at the Auckland High Court today to 25 charges arising out of the collapse of Belgrave Finance Limited (Belgrave Finance). The charges were brought in a joint prosecution by the Financial Markets Authority (FMA) and the Serious Fraud Office (SFO).
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12 April 2013
Paul William Cropp (49) has today been found guilty of four Crimes Act charges laid by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO). The charges relate to failed finance companies Dominion Finance Group Limited (Dominion) and North South Finance Limited (North South). Both companies were wholly owned subsidiaries of NZX listed Dominion Finance Holdings Limited.
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22 March 2013
Three men charged with Crimes Act offences have been found guilty by jury in the Auckland District Court today in relation to a Serious Fraud Office (SFO) investigation.
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21 March 2013
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has confirmed various measures they are taking to address the risks of fraud and corruption during the Christchurch rebuild.
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01 March 2013
Gary Malcolm Hobbs (45) has been sentenced in the Hamilton District Court today to three years and seven months’ imprisonment.
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13 February 2013
Fraudsters who think they can get away with crime in one country and hide in another part of the world will have to think again.
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01 February 2013
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) today confirmed that it has commenced an investigation into the affairs of former financial services provider and former director of Auckland based Strategic Planning Group Limited, Andrew Hrothgar Robinson (39).
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01 February 2013
Christopher David Green (66) today pleaded guilty in respect of offending under Section 4 of the Secret Commissions Act at the Auckland District Court.
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23 January 2013
Criminal charges have been laid in the Auckland District Court today against Rene Alan Chalmers (42) following a Serious Fraud Office (SFO) investigation.
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22 January 2013
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has announced that it has completed and closed an investigation into one of New Zealand’s largest privately owned construction companies, Hawkins Construction Limited (Hawkins).
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16 January 2013
Glenn William Cooper (39) plead guilty in the Manukau District Court today to charges laid by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) late last year.
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16 January 2013
The Serious Fraud Office has today laid criminal charges against Kairuaiti Tangata Oropai Robert Kairua (52), the director of Grace Holdings NZ Limited (Grace NZ).
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