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UK ponzi scheme took in £14m savings from 350 victims
To his clients, Terry Freeman had all the trappings of a multimillionaire City of London trader.
Ponzi-accused Bradleys bailed until Feb
Auckland couple Michael and Jacqueline Bradley, accused by the SFO of running a $15m ponzi scheme, have been bailed to re-appear in court next month.
Pressure on guilty British MP to give up seat
A politician is under pressure to resign after becoming the first sitting MP in Britain to be convicted of expenses fraud.
Trade Me clients hit by scam
Trade Me customers are the victims of the latest online scam by fraudsters operating out of Russia.
SFO investigating Mutual Finance
The Serious Fraud Office has opened a probe into the dealings of failed minor lender Mutual Finance Ltd.
Thousands taken in Eftpos scam
A con-artist has taken thousands of dollars from Northland shops in a sophisticated Eftpos scam. Police say the scam - involving a fake courier - is likely to have been used elsewhere in New Zealand
Sex conman fleeces pensioner
A pensioner has been blackmailed out of most of his life savings by a serial conman who threatened to spread rumours the two men were sexually involved.
<i>Bernard Hickey:</i> Hotchin deserves all the heat
In olden times, the mob would deliver justice via the guillotine and celebrate the deed by parading the guilty person's head on a pike.
How Madoff's surviving son handles grief and scandal
The fiancee of Bernard Madoff's surviving son has provided a glimpse of life in the shadow of history's biggest fraud.
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.