High-profile prisoner Phillip John Smith is back in court, accused of committing nearly $120,000 worth of fraud.
Smith, 45, faces 30 fraud-related charges in the Wellington District Court, with the offending spanning parts of 2019 and 2020, charging documents show.
The charges include dishonestly using an application for a small business cashflow loan, GST returns and income tax return documents to obtain a pecuniary advantage.
The amounts allegedly obtained total $119,104.31.