An alleged associate of a New Zealand resident accused of trying to manipulate international banking rates has been jailed for 14 years.

A former Citibank and UBS trader is going to jail after a jury found him guilty of masterminding the manipulation of the key Libor interest rate.

An Auckland Council boss who splashed out more than $900 on restaurant meals and drinks on his work credit card has sparked a warning about fraud risks.

He told his would-be victim he was off to the Caribbean, but there were no cocktails or bikini-clad women where Michael Richard Smith was heading.

A Tauranga man accused of conning people out of millions to support his lifestyle for decades has today had fraud charges laid against him.

Fraudster and former Heart of the City boss already sentenced to five years in jail.

A former immigration official and a cohort caught taking cash sweeteners to help get people into New Zealand have today admitted corruption and bribery charges.

Brett Donaldson was labelled a fraudster, but after six years he has won his fight with the Serious Fraud Office, which has been banned from prosecuting him again.

Andrew Hrothgar Robinson has been sentenced to six years in jail this morning for stealing more than $3 million.

Robert Kairua, who used to run a gold and silver trading website has been sent to jail for theft.

For the first time, Alex Swney's words of contrition can be read by the public - the people he ripped off for more than $4 million.

Convicted former Capial + Merchant boss Neal Nicholls will forfeit assets worth $1.8m to the police.

Alex Swney's parents say it was hard to see their son jailed for more than 5 years but they are proud of the way he accepted his punishment.

Robert Kairua, head of a bullion trading website that collapsed owing $2.7m, has pleaded guilty to theft.

Businessman believed he was being underpaid for his work to improve Auckland.

How does the five years, seven months jail term for Alex Swney stack up against sentences received by other notorious white collar criminals?

An investor in the David Ross ponzi scheme - who has been named for the first time - has been ordered to pay back $454,000 of fictitious profits in a clawback test case.

A British killer flew in and out of New Zealand on a false passport 19 times before he was arrested in Australia for fraud.

Exclusive: Worker owned up but agency chiefs didn't tell police of case for months.

Two people were sentenced today for their role in complex advertising scam which targeted charities and small businesses.

Bank tellers and other branch workers have a wealth of client data at their fingertips and are able to swipe it.

After two years, the Weekend Herald can reveal the identity of a serial conman and thief, who preys on elderly women living in rest homes. Anna Leask reports.

The former accountant for two New Zealand fashion companies has been sentenced to 12 months of home detention for siphoning off more than $370,000 of the companies' money.

The High Court maintained a strict line against commercial bribery in finding Peter Scutts guilty, Bell Gully says.

The Court of Appeal has reserved its decision in the case of an investor in the Ross Asset Ponzi scheme, who wants to keep his name a secret.

An investor who got nearly $1m from David Ross' Ponzi scheme is fighting to keep name secrecy.

A bankrupt property developer jailed for a $47 million mortgage fraud has lost an appeal against both his conviction and sentence.

Former New Zealand Wine Company chief executive Peter Scutts' kickbacks trial hinged partly on the date of a letter.

The Financial Markets Authority is investigating Arena Capital, concerned investor funds may be at risk.

Former New Zealand Wine Company chief executive Peter Scutts has been found guilty of taking kickbacks.