Ex-Immigration head to face trial

Former Immigration Service boss Mary Anne Thompson has been committed for trial on fraud charges.

Thompson is accused of three charges of using a document for pecuniary advantage after applying for New Zealand public service jobs in 1989, 1998 and 2004, claiming she held a PhD from the London School of Economics.

At a depositions hearing in Wellington District Court today, counsel for Thompson, Robert Lithgow QC, conceded there was a case to answer.

Thompson, who entered not guilty pleas to all charges, was remanded to reappear on December 1.

- NZPA