Banking and financeFilm fans get taste of fraud in new festivalThe country's first fraud film festival is being staged in Auckland to try spur discussion about detecting and preventing financial 19 Sep 08:25 PM
New ZealandTeen barred over suspected charity conA Year 12 student accused of conning his classmates into donating thousands to a fake charity has been expelled from his top Auckland high school.09 Sep 05:00 PM
BusinessGold trader skips countryMan sought over alleged gold fraud has flown to Vietnam, say police.07 Sep 10:21 PM
BusinessStruck-off lawyer admits dishonesty chargesEdward Johnston pleaded guilty at the Auckland District Court today to three counts of Dishonestly taking or using document laid by the Serious Fraud Office.06 Sep 12:19 AM
BusinessFormer Ministry of Transport boss denied bailA former Ministry of Transport boss who allegedly stole more than $700,000 through false contracts has been denied bail. Joanne 25 Aug 11:50 PM
Business$2.7m scam: Gold-digger rips off menA woman has been charged with fraud after hunting lonely men on dating sites and swindled them out of millions.22 Aug 11:45 PM
BDBDBusinessNgatata Love defends Redwood appointmentFormer Treaty negotiator has taken the stand in the High Court where he is accused of defrauding the Wellington Tenths Trust.22 Aug 02:05 AM
BDBDBusinessVan Heeren Appeal Court bid failsThe bid to overturn a ruling that he pay US$25 million to former business partner Michael Kidd has failed.19 Aug 04:29 AM
New ZealandWoman admits 284 fraud chargesA Waikato woman was arrested in October and accused of creating fake CVs so that Filipinos could work in New Zealand.17 Aug 02:32 AM
BusinessJail for $9m mortgage fraudsterEli Devoy, the woman at the heart of a family based mortgage fraud has been given a 5 year jail term.16 Aug 10:30 PM
New ZealandBachelorette's $20,000 theftA convicted fraudster and "bachelorette" who hoped to steal Art Green's heart has admitted ripping off taxpayers for more than $20,000.16 Aug 04:07 AM
WorldMum forced kids to have unnecessary surgeryA mother who forced her children to undergo unnecessary surgery in order to orchestrate England's biggest ever benefit fraud, has been jailed.15 Aug 08:37 PM
BusinessFraudster sells house to pay back airportAn Auckland International Airport worker has sold her house to pay back her former employer.10 Aug 10:00 PM
BusinessMercury makes play for fraudsters' assetsMercury is attempting to get hold of the assets of its jailed former engineer and his estranged wife. Police have also filed an application 10 Aug 12:55 AM
BusinessSkyCity claim against exec doublesThe amount of money which SkyCity is trying to recover from its former worker Tessa Grant has more than doubled to $2.5 million.10 Aug 12:05 AM
BDBDTaxCourt rejects accountants last-chance tax appealTwo Wellington accountants serving prison terms on 110 counts of tax fraud have exhausted the last avenue of appeal against their convictions.09 Aug 11:16 PM
BDBDBusinessNgatata Love taken to hospitalFormer Maori leader Ngatata Love has been taken to hospital as his fraud trial entered its second week.08 Aug 03:50 AM
BDBDBusinessTax agent pleads guilty to keeping client moneyA former tax agent who didn't pay his clients' tax to the Inland Revenue Department and falsified 250 GST and income tax returns in 08 Aug 12:40 AM
AirlinesAirbus probe launched by UK fraud officeBritain's Serious Fraud Office is launching a formal investigation into suspected fraud, bribery and corruption in connection with commercial plane sales by Airbu07 Aug 07:25 PM
BDBDBusinessSFO theory about Ngatata Love wrong, Court heardThe Serious Fraud Office's theory about Ngatata Love's alleged fraud is wrong and payments made by developers through a company owned by his partner had no financial effect on a trust he chaired, the High Court in Wellington heard today.04 Aug 04:23 AM
BusinessFraud accused asks to go into custodyAn Auckland man accused of a multi-million-dollar fraud today turned up to court asking to be put into custody.04 Aug 03:35 AM
New ZealandIs this the country's worst fraudster?This is Gwenda Christine Bush, one of NZ's most prolific fraudsters - during the past 40 years she has amassed more than 600 dishonesty convictions.01 Aug 08:34 PM
WorldBeauty queen faked cancer for two yearsA beauty queen pleaded guilty to stealing up to $30,000 for faking cancer, telling the judge she faked it to get attention.28 Jul 08:39 PM
BusinessRAM investor argues he's entitled to 'fantasy' returnsFormer Ross Asset Management investor Hamish McIntosh told the Supreme Court he was entitled to fictitious returns on $500,000 he invested in the ponzi scheme.27 Jul 06:20 PM
BusinessRoss ponzi clawback in Supreme Court todayA test case that will decide how much the liquidators of David Ross' ponzi scheme can claw back from investors is being argued in the Supreme Court today.26 Jul 08:10 PM
BusinessMasala directors fined for contemptTwo Masala restaurant directors have been found in contempt of court and fined after failing to deliver documents to liquidators.14 Jul 10:25 PM
BusinessFraudster loses bid to reduce sentenceA fraudster who ripped off victims and faked his CV to get a job with the Financial Markets Authority has lost his bid to reduce his jail sentence.14 Jul 05:00 PM
CompaniesWall St scion blames gambling addiction for fraudHe was a big star in the private equity world. Now, Andrew Caspersen is facing years in prison.07 Jul 01:05 AM
TaxMasala mansions pulled from saleProperties linked to the Masala restaurant empire, restrained under the country's biggest ever asset seizure, have been pulled from mortgagee sale.05 Jul 05:00 PM
BusinessWife of MRP fraudster appeals convictionsThe estranged wife of a former Mighty River Power (MRP) engineer is appealing her convictions for helping him defraud the energy company. Paul 04 Jul 06:45 PM
Banking and financeCV faker Kiro appeals jail termThe man who ripped off investors and faked his CV to get a job with the Financial Markets Authority has tried to shave time off his jail sentence.04 Jul 01:30 AM
OpinionMortgage fraud complaints soarCOMMENT: Is Auckland's hot property market enticing some buyers to stray into dishonesty?03 Jul 08:43 PM
BDBDTaxIRD scam still generating complaintsInland Revenue says the latest telephone phishing scam is unusual because it's still generating 200 complaints a day.01 Jul 12:50 AM
