Auckland company director guilty on 49 forgery counts

A Grey Lynn company director was found guilty of 49 charges of forgery by a jury in the Auckland District Court today.

Rebecca Li, 35, faced 49 counts of forging documents - including university degrees, academic records, immigration permits and birth certificates.

The jury began deliberations this morning and came back with a guilty on all counts verdict about 8.30pm.

Li set up her advertisement and design company, Reddix Productions, in 1997.

The Crown alleged that in the seven years to 2004, Li agreed with other unknown people to generate a "not inconsiderable" number of high-quality fraudulent official documents and certificates using a variety of computer technology.

The Crown said in a police raid in June 2004, they found forged documents on computers around her Crummer Rd property.

They also located stamps and seals of various universities, including Auckland, Massey, AUT, Unitec, Victoria and Waikato, and other educational institutions and language schools.

Also found were an Immigration Service "residence permit" stamp and the stamp of a solicitor of the High Court.

Li was remanded in custody until November 10 for sentencing.

- NZPA