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Depriving the guilty of their assets
From drug-dealing grannies with a penchant for diamond rings to white collar fraudsters, those who profit from crime are in the crosshairs of police.
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Whale 'relieved' at fraud case acquittal
Robert Whale expressed relief yesterday when he was acquitted in a Serious Fraud Office case, but the former Dominion Finance director still has to return to the High Court in June for separate Financial Markets Authority proceedings.
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Dominion Finance suppression ongoing
A man who escaped conviction following the Dominion Finance trial is likely have his name suppressed permanently.
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Cancer trust stops paying staff
A cancer charity under investigation over its spending has stopped paying its staff while it considers whether to resume operations in New Zealand.
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Dominion Finance chief found guilty
Former Dominion Finance chief executive Paul William Cropp has been found guilty of four charges of theft by a person in a special relationship.
![Director of failed finance company dies](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Director of failed finance company dies
Former Dominion Finance and North South Finance director Terry Butler has died.
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Cancer trust freezes fundraising
A cancer charity has suspended fundraising in New Zealand amid questions over how its money is spent.
![Money woes jump to top as driver of fraud](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Money woes jump to top as driver of fraud
Personal financial pressure has edged out greed as the number one motivation among perpetrators of fraud in New Zealand, according to a survey.
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Racing clubs targeted over pokies
Dozens of racing clubs in the south have been ordered to hand over files as part of a Serious Fraud Office probe into pokie grants.
![Fraud busters spend $195k on PR](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Fraud busters spend $195k on PR
The Serious Fraud Office spent $195,000 on public relations advice in one year.
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Lombard directors face tougher sentences
Four Lombard Finance directors could face tougher sentences as their case goes to the Court of Appeal this week.
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Alarm bells sound over investment
A British company offering huge financial returns to NZ investors is registered to a woman living in an offshore tax haven who was also linked to nearly 180 shell companies here.
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Dominion Finance trial begins again
A sense of deja vu pervaded the High Court at Auckland yesterday afternoon as a witness in the new Dominion Finance trial appeared again before a different judge.
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Dominion Finance judge steps down
A High Court judge has stepped down from hearing the case of three men associated with Dominion Finance.
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Dominion Finance manager weighed blowing whistle
The trial of three men associated with the collapsed firm Dominion Finance was adjourned just after lunch yesterday for reasons the Herald is prohibited from reporting.
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Ridge's property woes dug up
Former All Black Matthew Ridge's decade-old property development woes have been dug up as evidence in a finance company trial.
![Counting the human cost of fraud](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Counting the human cost of fraud
White collar criminals leave a trail of destruction, not just in monetary terms but also in human terms, according to Harry Markopolos.
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Dominion Finance: Ridge to be witness
Former All Black and NZ Warriors captain Matthew Ridge is to be called as a witness in the Dominion Finance trial.
![Whistleblower reward scheme possible](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Whistleblower reward scheme possible
New Zealand is considering a system which would pay whistleblowers to come forward with fraud-related tips.
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Watchdog still mulling Hanover charges
The SFO has spent longer considering charges after the Hanover collapse than in the case of any other finance company it has probed.