Fraudster Karina Knedler sentenced in the Tauranga District Court
At her recent sentencing in the Tauranga District Court, the Crown asked Judge David Cameron to take Knedler’s…
Auckland fraudster Thomas Davies loses High Court sentence appeal
During the appeal in the High Court at Auckland this week, defence lawyer Johann Schlebusch first asked Justice…
Auckland fraudster James Selkirk jailed for firearms, fake licences and police ID
The judge pointed out that Selkirk has been assessed as a high risk of both reoffending and of…
Gisborne farmer John Bracken, NZ’s biggest GST fraudster, has $16m of assets confiscated
Then, in 2022, police applied under the Criminal Proceeds (Recovery) Act 2009 to permanently seize property and assets…
Money launderer David Charles Rae loses $10m in High Court forfeiture
The commissioner applied to the same court for civil forfeiture orders under the Criminal Proceeds (Recovery) Act 2009…
Prolific Auckland fraudster Thomas Davies jailed after $110,000 spree
Davies sat with his head in his hands as his list of offences was read out in court.…
Inside alleged Christchurch fraudster Nicola Flint’s elaborate, years-long cancer con
Stage four breast cancer, she said. Terminal, she said. The countdown was on and Flint was sharing her…
Auckland fraudster Peter Austen jailed for $400k investor scam
But the judge said she did believe he spent time in an African prison, allowing a 15% reduction…
Serial fraudster Aaron Coupe appeals against his sentence, citing mental health problems and ‘crushing’ punishment
She called that a “crushing result” disproportionate to the offending. A total sentence of 74 months to 78…
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…
Chinese crypto fraudster pleads guilty to laundering $12b
By pleading guilty “Ms Zhang hopes to bring some comfort to investors who have waited since 2017 for…
Whangārei couple scammed out of savings as police issue fraud warning
Police were alerted about the elaborate scheme on Monday. Pilmer urged the community to be vigilant. He asked…