Man accused of defrauding $2m worth of goods from one of NZ’s largest companies over nine years
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Film director Carl Rinsch jailed for defrauding Netflix of $19m, spent money on crypto, luxury goods
His lawyers had pleaded for leniency from the judge overseeing the case, arguing that the misuse of funds…
Auckland mortgage fraud: Chris Peters admits $6.3m deception charges, Robert Peters walks free
At the same hearing, Robert saw the handful of charges laid against him dismissed after the SFO elected…
AI music scam: North Carolina man admits US$8m streaming fraud
“Millions of dollars in royalties that Smith diverted from real, deserving artists and rights holders. Smith’s brazen scheme…
Stonemason Colin Gillies sent to prison for defrauding Kaitāia business, Stonecraft
As a stonemason, he completed more than 400 jobs for the company, yet five projects stood out when…
Reality TV funeral director Fiona Bakulich released from prison after winning sentence reduction on Auckland High Court appeal
Court documents state Bakulich swindled grieving families out of about $18,000 altogether, starting with a $3000 charge in…
Former Bay of Plenty Family Court lawyer Paulette Main imprisoned for defrauding legal support scheme
Main was working as a Family Court lawyer in Tauranga when she made more than 1200 false claims…
Serial fraudster, thief and boat burglar Bradley Croft clocks up $466k in offending
As for his spate of boat damages and thefts around Porirua and Lower Hutt between September and November…
Rotorua woman Elaine McHardy sentenced after defrauding aviation company
McHardy was sentenced in Rotorua District Court in June, but recently lost her battle to keep her name…