A Bay of Plenty woman has been sentenced to seven months’ home detention after admitting five charges of dishonest use of a document in connection with the Covid-19 Wage Subsidy Scheme.
Emma Martinson, 34, was sentenced in the Tauranga District Court on Wednesday, a statement from the Ministry of Social Development said today.
Alongside the sentence of home detention, Judge Louis Bidois ordered the Katikati woman to pay $14,059.20 reparation, the statement said.
Martinson paid $2000 towards this prior to her sentencing.
The ministry said its prosecution was part of its work to provide assurance that those who received wage subsidy payments were entitled to them.