Guilty verdicts in $41 million lending fraud case
31 July 2018A jury has found two men guilty of fraudulently obtaining a large bank loan to build an Auckland inner-city apartment block.
Media releases
2018 July
Finance manager Hemo Thompson jailed for fraud
19 July 2018The former finance manager of a Hamilton-based social services provider .....
Couple admit stealing tax-payer funds for lavish lifestyle
19 July 2018A Christchurch couple have pleaded guilty to defrauding a government-funded disability trust of nearly $500,000 on charges brought by the Serious Fraud Office.
Real estate agent admits defrauding government body
11 July 2018A real estate agent has pleaded guilty to fraudulently obtaining commissions from the Selwyn District Council on charges brought by the Serious Fraud Office.
Guardian of Far North Maori trust sentenced for fraud
06 July 2018A former trustee of Parengarenga 3G (P3G) has been sentenced to 12 months' home detention and ordered to pay $5000 in reparation for defrauding the trust that manages a forested block of Māori land.
Ponzi scheme operator Lance Ryan jailed
03 July 2018A serial fraudster who persuaded Cantabrians to invest more than $8 million in a fake foreign exchange brokerage has been jailed for seven years and six months.