An Auckland mother and daughter have been sentenced to community detention after defrauding the Ministry of Health of carer support payments of more than $40,000.
In the Auckland District Court yesterday, Lonili Lauaki was sentenced to five months' home detention and ordered to repay $3600.
Her daughter Malia Lauaki pleaded guilty to 15 charges and was sentenced to one month's community detention.
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