The prosecution case of a Tauranga man accused of fleecing more than $4.2 million from a number of people has been transferred to the Auckland District Court.
Mark Lawrence Ivil, 58, who faced 39 charges laid by the Serious Fraud Office when he appeared in Tauranga District Court today, had been expected to enter pleas to the charges.
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That is, 21 charges of obtaining by deception, 14 charges of obtaining by false pretences, plus two charges each of using a forged document and obstructing an investigation.
The charges stem from an allegation that Ivil survived financially on cash and direct credit payments dishonestly obtained from a number of people between 1990 and 2014.