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Medicare fraud bust: $17.3b scheme largest health scam in US history
Nineteen people were charged in the largest healthcare fraud bust in US history.
Fullers worker avoids prosecution after leaving job suddenly amid theft allegations
It's understood the woman was called to a meeting then left her job with immediate effect.
Duo jailed after vigilante burglary of Epsom mansion terrorises wrong woman
They were paid to target a woman embroiled in an alleged international pyramid scheme.
Home detention for husband who helped public servant wife defraud Oranga Tamariki of $2m
Amandeep Sharma was sentenced in Christchurch today.
10 Kiwis lose $100k each to scams within three months
The first quarter of the year was the second-highest for online financial losses.
Ex-flight attendant convicted of fraudulently booking 120 free flights
Alexander faces up to 90 years in prison for multiple fraud-related charges.
Auckland businessman sacked from Beca, warned to expect jail sentence for role in $2m scam
The South African costings professional had been earning $200k a year plus bonuses.
'Master manipulator': Woman, 68, set up charity to steal money from friends
The serial fraudster told victims her daughter had died so she could extract more money.
Private ambulance operators accused of doctoring records to obtain morphine and fentanyl
The couple claimed to treat a man who had been dead for three years.
Editorial: It's vital we protect vulnerable people from scammers
OPINION: The list of scams is depressingly long.
Victims wonder if the ‘Glib Huckster’ can ever change
The clean-cut man with an alias greased his way into their lives and wallets.
Con artist property developer who ‘financially disemboweled’ victims gets more jail time
Victim says 'narcissist' fraudster Aaron Coupe ruined lives and was nabbed on skiing trip.
Fake police 'courier' defrauded 19 elderly victims
The scammer was caught in the act by police when he showed up to collect $170,000 of gold.
How two young scammers used air fryers to swindle $60k from ATMs, parking machines
The pair targeted ATMs and parking machines, stealing more than $60,000.
Fake Kiwi doctor who provided bogus degree in UK ordered to pay back $913k
The lie was uncovered when a reporter contacted Auckland Uni to check her qualifications.
Auckland man convicted after issuing 677 WoFs without checking any vehicles
The owner of Newmarket Automotive Repairs earned $40k from the fraudulent WoFs.
Tensions boil in former luxury resort manager's trial as director cross-examined for four days
Director Jing Ma testified for four days, denying the former manager's claims.
Woman stole stranger's identity to create a fictitious carer and claim benefits
Diane Baumann also purchased items on credit but didn't make repayments.
Cyber crime crackdown: 15 foreign nationals jailed in Nigeria
They include 11 Filipinos, two Chinese, one Malaysian, and one Indonesian.
Editorial: Police have zero tolerance on crime – right?
OPINION: A memo creates confusion over police policy on investigating shoplifting.
'Man of bad character': Kiwi fraudster found to have killed wife jailed for contempt
The 47-year-old's initial criminal case was thrown out in 2021.
Bank accused of using $1m scam victim’s hardship to dodge potential liability
'This case has liability avoidance written all over it,' financial commentator claimed.
NZ's top cop censures staff shoplifting memo as ‘confusing and unhelpful’
Retail theft thresholds include $200 for general theft and $500 for shoplifting.
Former top real estate agent's home detention bid thrown out despite 'savage' prison attack
The Crown calls Aaron Drever a calculated criminal lacking self-awareness.
Lawyer suspended after hiring serial conman who stole $330k from MoJ
Chris Tennet gave Brian Hunter a chance. He repaid him by stealing hundreds of thousands.
NZ's largest corporate corruption case: How two Australians duped Spark with $20m in contracts
Corrupt company directors Sean Bryan and Mark Lester are headed to prison.
Businessman faked firms to claim $1.8m Covid subsidies, funding luxury lifestyle
SFO boss Karen Chang described Im’s offending as 'deliberate and wide-reaching'.