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'Appalling case': Neglected 89yo found 'fused' to couch
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The hidden history of trade secrets thefts in NZ
Released records show an earlier trade secrets case saw a term of imprisonment imposed.
Man tried to blackmail former employee with fake sex claim
Harjit Dheil had been convicted in the Auckland District Court for blackmail.
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Teen torture case: Girl's 'chilling choice' of how she would die
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Man pleads guilty to possession of $36m worth of meth
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Search is still on to find the firearm involved.
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