Man accused of defrauding $2m worth of goods from one of NZ’s largest companies over nine years

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An Auckland man who allegedly defrauded a company out of $2 million over nine years is facing multiple charges after a year-long police investigation.

Police said their inquiry was sparked last year after an employee was alleged to have misused a company’s internal systems to dishonestly obtain goods.

The Waitematā
North area’s investigations and financial crime manager, Acting Detective Senior Sergeant James Kim, said the large-scale fraud spanned from 2017 to 2025.

“The investigation involved extensive analysis of company records and evidential material,” Kim said.

“A 39-year-old Auckland man has since been charged with 11 counts of obtaining by deception.”