Queensland's corruption watchdog has admitted it failed to act fast enough on an anonymous complaint about the Kiwi fake prince who ripped off Queensland Health.

A three-times bankrupted builder has pleaded guilty to benefit fraud.

The New Zealand company which pioneered cutting-edge television graphics for the America's Cup was shut down after an executive stole almost $600,000 from its accounts.

A teacher convicted of defrauding her school's rowing club of more than $40,000 has been allowed to keep her professional registration.

NZ passports have been found in the hands of a dangerous master forger who allegedly supplied fake documents to terrorists, drug smugglers and human traffickers around the world.

Failed finance company Bridgecorp was on the path to insolvency when it issued the prospectus in 2006, the Court of Appeal heard today.

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Auckland Transport has sacked a senior manager amid an investigation into allegations of corruption over roading contracts.

The number of people who unwittingly launder money for international scammers has doubled in three months, and police deal with new "money mule" reports every day.

An Auckland businesswoman alleged to be at the centre of a $9.2 million mortgage ramping scheme involving her siblings and friends has pleaded not guilty to 26 charges.

Wellington financial adviser David Ross pleads guilty to charges relating to running a Ponzi scheme.

A retired engineer was stunned to discover a Kiwi passport in his name has been used by a man on the FBI's Most Wanted list to pull off a $180 million fraud.

David Ross, the Ponzi-accused former manager of Ross Asset Management appeared in court this morning, but all aspects of the hearing were suppressed.

A former staffer of a NZ company allegedly claiming false links to Google says she was forced to make at least 100 cold calls a day to sell advertising.

A caregiver who admitted defrauding the benefit system of more than $274,000 says she did it because she "believed that she was two separate people".

Fraud police are investigating a New Zealand company calling itself GoogleDirectory.

Auckland Transport has called on external investigators to guide its inquiry into corruption claims and has stood down a senior manager on indefinite leave.

A struggling Chinese artist faked dozens of paintings as part of an elaborate US$80 million ($98.7 million) New York art fraud, prosecutors have alleged.

A scam that cost a business $18,000 has prompted a warning this week to be careful with invoicing.

Three directors of Dominion Finance and North South Finance were all sentenced to at least 10 months' home detention today.

Further fraud charges have been laid against a man accused of ripping off elderly people and using the money to pay court-ordered reparation to previous victims.

Two large public transport organisations - Auckland Transport and KiwiRail - are holding inquiries into separate allegations of corruption over contracts.