A successful campaign for the release of terminally ill fraudster Vicki Letele illustrates one of society's most difficult decisions, writes David Fisher.

COMMENT: Vicki Letele is dying. She will not see her three young children grow up. That has to be a far worse punishment any court could give her.

The proper response when someone is terminally ill is to offer support and comfort.

A now struck-off lawyer who gave false documents to his bank has been sentenced to 11 months home detention.

Family of jailed woman dying of cancer are praying for good news today.

A former Ministry of Transport manager has pleaded guilty to defrauding the agency of $726,000.

A former soldier who defrauded people out of thousands of pounds by pretending to be a decorated war veteran with cancer has been jailed for 16 months.

The family of Vicki Letele has been pleading for the fraudster to be let out of jail early so she can be with her family.

A Westpac bank teller has failed in a bid to keep her name secret after being charged with stealing nearly $12,000 from client accounts.

Corrections has agreed to take another look at whether a woman who is dying in prison should be released early.

Woman allegedly set up fake body corporate and tried to charge neighbours for building work at her Mt Eden apartment building.

A boxer and weight loss star is fighting to get his dying sister out of prison so the mother-of-three can spend her remaining time with her family.

South African-owned insurer Youi NZ expects to pay a $350,000 fine for breaking the law with misleading sales tactics.

An Auckland man has admitted his part in a mortgage fraud, pleading guilty to 16 charges of obtaining by deception.

As Prime Minister John Key heads to India for trade talks, newly-released documents reveal the scale of fraud being committed by Indian agents representing international students.

Four people charged in an alleged mortgage fraud case involving more than $40 million of loans and accusations of kickbacks to bank

A woman who stole 300 pieces of mail to get money for her meth habit dodged a prison sentence in court today.

An explosive hidden camera video has exposed a crazy fact about the US election - one that could end the race for Donald Trump.

A "cunning" Hamilton man has been sentenced on 49 charges of fraud and identity theft.

CEO of Wells Fargo agreed to forfeit $56m in performance pay as thousands of low-level employees allegedly set up sham accounts to meet sales quotas.

A former law firm office worker faces jail after admitting to siphoning more than A$2 million through her Perth employer.

The country's first fraud film festival is being staged in Auckland to try spur discussion about detecting and preventing financial

A Year 12 student accused of conning his classmates into donating thousands to a fake charity has been expelled from his top Auckland high school.

Man sought over alleged gold fraud has flown to Vietnam, say police.

Edward Johnston pleaded guilty at the Auckland District Court today to three counts of Dishonestly taking or using document laid by the Serious Fraud Office.

A former Ministry of Transport boss who allegedly stole more than $700,000 through false contracts has been denied bail. Joanne

A woman has been charged with fraud after hunting lonely men on dating sites and swindled them out of millions.

Former Treaty negotiator has taken the stand in the High Court where he is accused of defrauding the Wellington Tenths Trust.

The bid to overturn a ruling that he pay US$25 million to former business partner Michael Kidd has failed.

A Waikato woman was arrested in October and accused of creating fake CVs so that Filipinos could work in New Zealand.