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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.
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.
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.
Dominion Finance trial restarts
The trial of three men associated with the collapsed firm Dominion Finance will restart today after the original High Court judge hearing the case stood down last week.
Dominion Finance judge steps down
A High Court judge has stepped down from hearing the Dominion Finance case after it was revealed she was a partner at a law firm as one of the defendants.
Dominion Finance judge steps down
A High Court judge has stepped down from hearing the case of three men associated with Dominion Finance.
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.
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.
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.
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
New Zealand is considering a system which would pay whistleblowers to come forward with fraud-related tips.
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.
Angry house buyers want action
Angry home buyers and investors are running out of patience over a troubled housing development that promised massive returns.
Fran O'Sullivan: Five pieces of unfinished business
Fran O'Sullivan looks at five 'nuggety issues' that look likely to hog business headlines in coming months.
Conman 'motivated by naked greed'
Conman Loizos Michaels has been sentenced to eight years in prison after he "manipulated his victims for greed''.
Home detention for 'hoodwinking'
Former property developer and insurance broker Marcus Friedlander has been sentenced to seven months home detention after he attempted to hoodwink investors.
Ex-SFO lawyer's fall from grace
The former high-flying barrister was one of a select few to be honoured with a Queen's Diamond Jubilee SPCA Volunteer Medal at the Government House ceremony, in recognition of her outstanding contribution to animal cruelty prevention.
Complaint over lawyer's treatment
The New Zealand Law Society is investigating a complaint over the way a former top barrister and prosecutor was treated in the Auckland District Court this week.