A retired Rotorua lawyer has gone on trial in the Rotorua District Court on charges of fraud and theft.
John David Rangitauira, 52, is on trial after pleading not guilty to four charges of obtaining by deception and a charge of theft by a person in a special relationship.
The Crown alleges Rangitauira tried to help a Rotorua woman get a US$22 million ($27m) inheritance of which he stood to make $5 million. The jury was told the woman and Rangitauira were duped.
