Simon Power's decision to put Allan Hubbard in a commercial straitjacket leaves the Government "tailend Charlie" for the $2 million plus the Timaru financier's legal boys have chalked up.

Telecom has asked the SFO to investigate an alleged breach of its database that allowed rival Slingshot to gain access to customer information.

The former national property manager for the ACC has plead guilty to corruption charges brought by the Serious Fraud Office.

Australian fraud detectives are investigating more than 50 complaints against Loizos Michaels, who calls himself 'The Phantom'.

An Auckland businessman has been jailed for stealing $1.4 million from a family-owned business.

Allan Hubbard wants Simon Power to review the basis on which a slew of Hubbard-related companies were slapped into statutory management.

Former finance company boss Rod Petricevic was yesterday denied taxpayer legal aid, but his fraud case has been postponed to give his lawyer time to decide whether to appeal.

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.