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Doctor's future in doubt over diet pill fraud case
An emergency department doctor has been charged with forging prescriptions for weight-loss pills to keep her awake while working long hours.

LWR complaint referred to SFO
The receiver of clothing manufacturer Lane Walker Rudkin Industries has referred a matter to the Serious Fraud Office.

Insurance plan to fight rise in identity theft
New Zealanders can now insure their most personal asset in the country's first identity theft insurance scheme.

The great Madoff sell-off
Bernard Madoff's lavish Florida getaway and all its contents are going under the hammer.

Bank: Staffer took cash for $3.5m home
A former ASB investment adviser was involved in a $3.5 million luxury property buy-up before he was fired.

I was taken for a ride: Lomu
Jonah Lomu says he was duped by a dubious business proposal.

Alleged multi-million dollar fraudster nabbed trying to flee NZ
Police are seeking victims of James Lindon Graham who is accused of deceiving "many" in a multi-million dollar fraud lasting over 20 years.

Debtor site run by ex-convict
The man behind a new website that names and shames bad debtors has been revealed as a convicted money launderer.

Three in court over $10m property scam
SFO alleges deception involved inflating the purchase price of property.

Who's the fraud suspect? Try the boss
Staff were responsible for 30 per cent of fraud cases in the 18 months to June, the "fraud barometer" of financial adviser KPMG reveals.