A Dunedin man's affair has ruined his marriage, destroyed his family's financial security and caused his defrauded wife to question the past decade of her life.

Nicknamed "rain man" for for his incredible recall, this is the story of Tom Hayes' nine-year Libor rigging saga.

A judge "sent a message" to the banking industry for its "dishonest and wrong" conduct after he sentenced a trader convicted of rigging the Libor rate to 14 years in prison.

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.

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

Former Commonwealth Bank worker Jon Waldron allegedly received over $2 million for awarding contracts to a US firm.

Peter Scutts will serve a sentence of 8 months' home detention after being found to have taken almost $65,000 in kickbacks.

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.

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

Insurance is a privilege. If you're caught breaching the terms and conditions of your policy, you could be blacklisted from both your present and any other insurer, writes Diana Clement.

Gregory Arnott pleaded guilty to five charges of theft by a person in a special relationship and another five charges of false statement by a promoter.

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.

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.

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 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.