Peters was charged in October 2023 over his alleged procurement of $1.8m by deception for a claimed investment and, given his non-appearance at court, a warrant was issued for his arrest.<\/p>\n
Four other members of the Peters family were also charged<\/a> by the SFO over the schemes, with several cases still moving through the courts.<\/p>\n Peters\u2019 mother, Serene, was also abroad when charges were laid against her, but she was arrested earlier this year at Auckland Airport. She has pleaded not guilty.<\/p>\n Gerard\u2019s brothers Chris, Robert and Frank were also charged over the schemes.<\/p>\n Frank, a practising lawyer when the schemes operated a decade ago, pleaded guilty in 2024<\/a> to four charges of obtaining by deception and was sentenced to nine months\u2019 home detention.<\/p>\n The New Zealand Lawyers and Conveyancers Disciplinary Tribunal later cited these convictions when striking him off the roll of barristers and solicitors.<\/p>\n Robert and Chris Peters were due to be tried together in May at a four-week trial at Auckland District Court, but on the first morning of hearings<\/a> Chris pleaded guilty to five representative charges of obtaining $6.3m by deception and the SFO dropped all charges against Robert.<\/p>\n Chris Peters is scheduled to appear at Auckland District Court on Friday for sentencing.<\/p>\n Gurraj Singh Bhachu, the sole non-Peters family member prosecuted in the case, pleaded guilty in September 2025 to four charges of obtaining by deception and was sentenced to nine months\u2019 home detention.<\/p>\n The detention of Gerard Peters brings the long-running fraud saga closer to a conclusion, with all those charged by the SFO four years ago now being managed by the court system.<\/p>\n The Herald began investigating the Peters family in 2021 and focused on the plight of Sandra Rosolowski, a pensioner who, after dealing with the Peters, discovered she didn\u2019t own her own home.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s been a convoluted nightmare,\u201d she told the Herald.<\/p>\n