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Eric Watson joins watchdog list
Jetsetting businessman Eric Watson, the co-founder of failed Hanover Finance, is in the sights of the Securities Commission and a lawyer representing desperate investors after the assets of co-founder Mark Hotchin were frozen this week.
<i>Deborah Hill Cone</i>: Beware the psychopath within
Be true to yourself, and keep your inner Madoff where he belongs.
Men accused of $840,000 scam back in court
Two men were back in court today facing more 300 charges relating to defrauding the former North Shore City Council of more than $800,000.
Couple in fraud case bailed to Coromandel
An Auckland couple charged with a $15 million fraud have been bailed to a Coromandel getaway.
$15m 'ponzi' scheme charges laid
The SFO has laid a raft of charges against Auckland couple Mike and Jackie Bradley accused of fleecing more than 80 investors of nearly $15m.
SFO to make 'Ponzi scheme' arrest
The Serious Fraud Office is poised to swoop on the backer of a ponzi scheme involving "tens of millions" of dollars tomorrow, SFO boss Adam Feeley told a Parliament select committee today.
<i>All in a day's work: </i>A pre-Christmas pay rise?
Add Christmas and the associated financial pressures into the mix, and I suspect this unfortunate trend of employee theft and fraud may continue into 2011.
The ID 'nightmare'
Nearly a quarter of a million New Zealanders use at least one false name, and more than half of those have not paid their bills.
Hanover directors face SFO probe
The directors of failed company Hanover Finance are to face questions as part of a Serious Fraud Office probe, the office confirmed yesterday.
Green Acres 'ponzi' schemer jailed
A Green Acres franchisee who ripped off hundreds of new immigrants by up to $25k each has been jailed for more than three years.
SFO confirms Hanover probe, fraud suspected
The SFO has been investigating Hanover Finance for the past three months and says it has reasonable grounds to suspect fraud.