Waikato mum's 'entitlement' in $90k benefit fraud brings home detention
Judge lambastes Dione Jean Millen's self-entitled attitude after defending her fraud.
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The Auckland mortgage broker evaded $400,000 in tax over the course of 10 years.
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Teen forged licences for Auckland high school students
A waitress was suspected of helping underage students get into Auckland's bars and clubs.
Ponzi scheme investors, creditors to be paid on same terms
Ross Asset Management turned out to be a ponzi scheme and went into liquidation in 2012.
Wine exporter admits fraud
Exporter admits fraud in one of the first of its kind in NZ.
'Sextortion' scam: Kiwis threatened over porn-viewing habits
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Agent lied about financial gain from property sale
Agent suspended for 18 months and fined $5000.
Justice summit puts SFO future up in air
Minister says future of Serious Fraud Office on the table in review of Justice sector.
Future of SFO up in air as stats decline
The future of the Serious Fraud Office is up for debate again.
Trio sentenced for bank corruption, $54m mortgage fraud
The group bribed "inside contacts" at BNZ and ANZ to orchestrate their fraud.
Cancer-stricken con man to stay behind bars
"Insidious" fraudster to stay behind bars for smuggling dangerous dance party drug.
Scam threatens to release embarrassing footage of Kiwi victims
Pay up or have embarrassing footage released to family and friends, scam threatens.
$40m hotel fraud: Director and developer guilty
A group of businessmen used forged documents to get a multi-million-dollar loan from ANZ.
Former cop escapes insurance fraud conviction
An ex-constable used the police's insurance policy in a bid to receive a fake claim.
SFO raid on Māori King's office: Adviser, spending under scrutiny
The office of the Māori King was raided yesterday by SFO officials.
Serious Fraud Office raids office of Māori King
Senior Tainui figure says SFO will "lift the lid" on long-simmering allegations.
Romance scams: The Kiwis who got catfished out of $8m
A woman in her 60s was scammed out of $72k over two months by a "man" via Instagram.
Prison term for charitable trust fraudster Hemo Thompson
Former financial manager of a social services trust sentenced to jail.
Kiwis lose $7.9m to romance scams in three months
Netsafe has released its first-quarter report on online scams.
IRD warns public about sophisticated email scam
The IRD says the email is convincing, but there are important clues that it's a fake.
Fraudster ripped off 'customers' $3m
Police say there could be more victims throughout the Waikato.
Former trustee sentenced over $1m theft
The money was stolen from a trust which helps underprivileged people.
Fraudster jailed for $8.3m Ponzi rip-off of 'hardworking Kiwis'
Victims left heartbroken and out of pocket after sophisticated scam.
Law firms watched for money laundering under new rules
About $1.35 billion of criminal proceeds is generated for money laundering every year.
Life savings lost: More New Zealand victims of 'global scam'
More Kiwis sucked into apparent global investment scam.
Diana Clement: Help! I've been hacked
COMMENT: Plenty of Kiwis lose large sums of money to online fraudsters.
'Hero cop' dodges prison over $283k in unpaid taxes
Former constable Gregory Fallon repeatedly failed to pay money owed to IRD.
MasterChef star hacked out of $270,000
MasterChef contestant's nightmare after fraudsters stole $250,000, leaving her homeless.
Kiwi pours $500k into alleged scam: 'It was very sophisticated'
NZ investor Manfred Bredl fears he's lost $500k in global scam
Deborah Hill Cone: Stop drinking entrepreneur Kool-Aid
COMMENT: Let's stop the hero-worship of young entrepreneurs, writes Deborah Hill Cone.
'Sociopathic' CEO's comeback plan
Once valued at $14.3b, Holmes' company was a house of cards built on secrecy and lies.
Banker, lawyer and wife guilty over $54m mortgage fraud
The scheme involved bribing bankers, one of whom has fled the country.