A young Indian couple facing deportation with their 2-year-old daughter are now planning to seek sanctuary in a central Auckland church.

Students facing deportation plan to seek refuge in a church.

Religious woman booked 134 flights over two years - and paid nothing.

All White Houses leak. Sometimes the leaks are big, sometimes small. But there are always people willing to talk to reporters about the "real" story.

The Cancer Society is warning against scammers after an elderly woman was asked for her bank details over the phone by someone claiming to be from the charity.

EXCLUSIVE: Auckland court to become scene of battle to prevent US seizure of assets, writes Matt Nippert.

At least eleven international students from Korea are in limbo after an education agent ran away with their money, paid for school fees and living expenses.

False stereotypes of who fraudsters are, and why they do what they do, could lead us to go after the wrong people.

Fraud cases are being delayed so long through the courts that some complainants are waiting years to see defendants go to trial.

Outspoken former pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli said the national outrage over drug pricing was blown out of proportion.

A former top official at a $266 billion US pension fund allegedly steered $2.9 billion in trades in exchange for drugs and prositutes.

A Sydney conman who fleeced $500,000 out of a Christchurch man in a vending machine scam has today been jailed for 15 months and will

Former Billabong CEO Matthew Perrin has been convicted of fraud and forgery offences after faking his ex-wife's signature to get a $13.5 million loan.

The company at the centre of a corrupt arrangement involving millions of dollars and bribes and roading contracts from Auckland councils has been liquidated.

Migrants are seeking to marry "sham brides" who are pregnant with another man's child in a bid to exploit human rights laws and remain in Britain.

A tax agent has been sentenced to four years imprisonment after stealing client money and filing false GST and income tax returns.

Former Billabong boss faked his ex-wife's signature on mortgage documents to use the family home in a A$13.5 million, a court has heard.

It was one overseas trip too many for Murray Noone. The Auckland Transport senior manager's 2013 holiday triggered a chain of events that saw him convicted of corruption.

The parents of a young girl who claimed she needed operations in far-flung corners of the globe have been busted exaggerating her illness to make cash.

COMMENT: This week's series on widespread cheating and fraud at schools has prompted many readers to contact the Herald. Here are some of their stories.

A female Indian student who has tried to immigrate honestly to NZ tells how she was propositioned and asked to pay for jobs to get her visa.

An experienced New Zealand teacher has opened up about international education, calling it "a scam".

Schools with thousands of international students have been warned after officials fear they showed similar problems to a college shut down after a cheating scandal.

Four people charged in a mortgage fraud case involving more than $40 million of loans and accusations of kickbacks to bank staff have pleaded not guilty.

An accountant and his two sons colluded to run a fraudulent scheme that ensnared a prominent New Zealand chef.

Over the past eight weeks the High Court at Auckland has hosted a rare prosecution of alleged corruption in the New Zealand public service.

A mortgage fraudster has been sentenced to three years and two months in jail for his part in a $33 million swindle.

Evidence heard supports the contention that it was at worst an employment issue, says defence lawyer.

It's understood there has been a settlement of a compensation claim brought by the receivers of collapsed finance company Capital + Merchant.

A successful campaign for the release of terminally ill fraudster Vicki Letele illustrates one of society's most difficult decisions, writes David Fisher.