A multi-million dollar insurance claim by Bridgecorp's receivers against Lloyd's Underwriters in London has been dismissed by the Court of Appeal.

The last time convicted murderer and paedophile Phillip John Smith was in court, two years ago, he convinced a judge he would not offend again.

A Kiwi accused of embezzling US$10 million ($12.65 million) from his American employer is making another attempt to keep the case out of the New Zealand courts.

Judith Collins talked of being "let down" after being cleared of allegations that she was involved in a smear campaign against Adam Feeley, the former chief executive of the Serious Fraud Office.

A West Auckland business owner is accused of paying someone to burn down his factory for an insurance payout of more than $1 million.

A probe that has already uncovered nearly $10 million in misappropriated tertiary funding is to be expanded to include a dozen suspect programmes around the country.

Claims by the son of Black Widow killer Helen Milner that his "old lady is paying for a hit to be put on me" have been backed by Milner's former sister-in-law.

Black widow Helen Milner has hired a hitman to kill her son from her jail cell, a court has heard this morning.

An alleged Kiwi fraudster, once banned from doing business in New South Wales, is making a bid for bail after more than two years in custody.

Police are eyeing money from the sale of three houses owned by a couple accused of defrauding NZX-listed Mighty River Power.

The British outsourcing giant that operates Auckland's Mt Eden prison is facing major financial strife, with its boss warning jobs will be slashed.

A man accused of involvement in a $47 million mortgage fraud eight years ago has finally been charged.

Finger print identification, a standard feature on new iPhones will soon be common place, a visiting biometrics expert says.

Far fewer victims of financial crime are satisfied with the sentences handed to white collar criminals than two years ago, according to a Serious Fraud Office survey.

The son of Black Widow Helen Milner, who yesterday won $55k from her after she framed him and put him in jail, has now set his sights on police.

US prosecutors have moved to bolster their case against two Wall St stockbrokers allegedly involved in an insider trading scandal.

An Auckland businessman who shared a $1.1m payout after a failed SFO prosecution says the acquitted South Canterbury Finance defendants appear to "have good cause" to make their own application for court costs.

A New Zealander who has served prison terms on two continents for fraud has moved to Australia and adopted an alias, but again attracted the attention of authorities.

Bungled handling of a secret government report has revealed alarming levels of fraud at the Accident Compensation Corporation scheme and in the health sector.

The "missing witness" in the South Canterbury Finance trial said questions about why he wasn't approached to give evidence can only be answered by the SFO.

The safety of online fundraising is in the spotlight after charges were laid against a woman alleged to have raised more than $15,000 for fictional cancer treatment.

A woman who raised funds online for a terminal illness has been charged with fraud.

Presidents, they're just like us - their credit cards get declined.

A now-bankrupt insurance broker who shared a kickback with a senior Bunnings manager in order to keep the store's business has been jailed for four years.

A Far North Maori trust that received more than $1 million two years ago now has less than $15 in the bank.

The Serious Fraud Office is defending its decision to bring charges against three former South Canterbury Finance heads after two of the trio were acquitted yesterday.

A former director of South Canterbury Finance found guilty of making false statements couldn't hide his anger at the verdict as he left a Timaru courtroom today.

It was labelled the biggest fraud case in NZ’s history but has ended up the biggest courtroom loss for the Serious Fraud Office in a finance company trial so far.