Alex Swney jailed: 5 years for stealing $4m

Alex Swney stole more than $4 million because he felt he was being underpaid for his work to improve Auckland, a court has heard. The 57-year-old former Heart of the City boss was jailed for five years seven months in Auckland District Court this morning after pleading guilty to charges laid by the Inland Revenue and Serious Fraud Office covering "sophisticated" offending over more than a decade.

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