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ACC fraud doctor named in court
A well-paid doctor has been sentenced in court for attempting to squeeze a little more money out of ACC.

Would I lie to you?
Loizos Michaels could talk the shirt off your back and the money from your bank account.

Convicted conman could be extradited
Australian authorities will get the full cooperation of New Zealand investigators if they choose to extradite the conman convicted of a $3 million fraud.

Conman 'played a brazen scam'
A victim of Loizos Michaels clapped as the "brazen" conman was led into the cells.

'Poor little rich boy' gets home detention
A fallen property hotshot wants to move on after escaping a prison sentence for faking documents to try to save his friend from bankruptcy.

SFO investigating US funds provider
The Serious Fraud Office is investigating a US-based funds provider with links to the case of fraudster Jacqui Bradley.

'Bold frauds on a grand scale'
The alleged conman who carried out "bold frauds on a grand scale" says he is the victim.

Pensioner's dark secret
An eighty-three-year-old's theft of almost $215,000 in benefit payments was only uncovered when she was seriously injured in a crash with a fuel tanker.

Crooked dentist avoids jail
The dentist who extracted $50,000 of taxpayer money for made-up appointments that included tooth-pulling has escaped a jail sentence.

SFO begins probe into fund manager
The SFO is investigating fund manager David Ross and his firm after receivers found records for $10.2 million of the $449.6 million he purportedly managed.

Date set for alleged fraudster's fate
The man at the centre of an alleged $3 million fraud case will discover his fate in two weeks.

Bail break for fraud accused
Judge allows couple to travel to Australia for Christmas.

Alleged conman's 'think big' conviction
Loizos Michaels convinced people to "think big" and believe in his investment plans - before he fleeced them of more than $3 million, a court has heard.

SkyCity takeover plans detailed in court
The former chief executive of Christchurch Casino had plans to take over SkyCity with backing from National Party president Peter Goodfellow, says an alleged conman.

Fraud accused points to officials
Two senior National Party figures were involved in plans to apply for a casino licence, an alleged conman says.

Alleged conman: No racing car meeting
An alleged conman says a meeting in a Marcos racing car, in which he was said to have pocketed thousands of dollars from a film executive, never took place.

Conman case wraps up
Loizos Michaels' allegedly managed to take over $3 million from his victims, including casino executives and owners of luxury apartments.

Benefit cheat stole $91,000
A Masterton woman who defrauded Work and Income of $91,000 was yesterday sentenced to home detention and community work.