Banking and financePolice look to seize directors' assetsA High Court judge has made restraining orders over property linked to two jailed Capital + Merchant Finance directors, with the police looking to eventually seize the assets.24 Nov 11:10 PM
CrimeFinancial adviser appeals sentencing over $4.7m theftA financial adviser who spent some of the $4.7million he stole from investors on flash cars and a lavish lifestyle was not entirely motivated by personal gain, his lawyer has told the Court of Appeal.21 Nov 04:31 AM
BusinessElders slumps to $568m loss on restructure costsAustralian-based agribusiness Elders has fallen to an annual loss of A$505 million ($568 million), but says big costs from its restructuring are behind it.18 Nov 04:30 PM
BusinessRecord term for Ponzi swindlerPonzi-scheme operator David Ross, who committed one of NZ's biggest financial swindles, has been handed more jail time than anyone else to face a Serious Fraud Office prosecution.15 Nov 04:30 PM
Banking and financeRoss sentence 'too lenient'The man behind NZ's largest Ponzi scheme has been sentenced to 10 years and 10 months in jail - a punishment deemed too lenient by one of his victims.15 Nov 05:32 AM
New ZealandThe $1.7m scratchie scamA retired policeman and a chartered accountant are among 55 New Zealanders fleeced for $1.7 million by a Malaysia-based scam.13 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandWelfare snooping bill criticisedNew powers allowing welfare officials to secretly approach beneficiaries' banks or workplaces if they suspected them of committing fraud are being questioned.13 Nov 04:30 PM
Banking and financeGlobal money laundering scams hit NZBusiness owners are being warned to watch out for overseas money laundering scams, which are targeting New Zealand's small businesses.26 Oct 11:03 PM
BusinessRockforte Finance director gets jail timeA director of failed firm Rockforte Finance has been sentenced to four years in jail while another got 11 months' home detention and 200 hours' community work23 Oct 11:30 PM
BusinessAccountant's $280k donation fraudAn accountant has been struck off for scamming Inland Revenue out of $280,000 by doctoring his employer's tax returns to gain false donation rebates.23 Oct 08:05 PM
WorldAnother blonde girl taken from Roma familyA blonde-haired, blue-eyed seven-year-old girl has been put into care after being taken from a Roma family in Ireland.22 Oct 08:10 PM
New Zealand'Public funds are not a bottomless pot'Lawyers for a Kiwi who embezzled millions of Australian taxpayer dollars have argued he shouldn't have been jailed for 14 years.15 Oct 08:31 PM
BusinessDeveloper admitted misleading firm, court toldAn Auckland property developer defending fraud allegations told a journalist in 2009 that he'd misled a trustee company caught up in an alleged $50 million loan scam, a court has heard.15 Oct 04:30 PM
New ZealandLabour man fights election fraud chargeA Labour Party candidate in the first Super City elections denies he committed electoral fraud.14 Oct 04:30 PM
ManufacturingEx-director's 'top end' fraudThe former boss at a Canterbury clothing maker that kitted out some of our sporting heroes has today pleaded guilty to a multi-million dollar "top end" fraud.13 Oct 10:52 PM
ManufacturingFraud trial against former clothing boss due to beginThe fraud trial of the former boss at Canterbury clothing manufacturer Lane Walker Rudkin's is due to begin in Christchurch today.13 Oct 04:30 PM
New ZealandSecond transport manager resignsA second senior manager has left Auckland Transport weeks after his hard drive was seized as a major corruption inquiry continues.12 Oct 09:47 PM
New ZealandDefendant says fraud figure is too highA trusted staff member charged with committing a long-running fraud against a freight company says the alleged stolen sum is a grossly over-inflated figure.11 Oct 07:00 PM
Freight and logisticsWarrants executed in transport probeThe Serious Fraud Office has executed search warrants in its probe of people linked to Auckland Transport.10 Oct 09:15 PM
Banking and finance$50m property loan scheme in courtA bankrupt property developer allegedly used fronts and false information to borrow more than he otherwise could have as part of a $50 million loan scheme, a court has heard.08 Oct 04:30 PM
Business$50m fraud case in courtA bankrupt property developer allegedly used fronts and gave false information as part of a $50 million loan scheme, a court has heard.08 Oct 04:03 AM
BusinessProperty developer back in courtThe second trial of a bankrupt Auckland property developer facing fraud charges over an alleged $50 million loan scam is due to begin this week after the first was aborted.06 Oct 04:30 PM
BusinessRockforte Finance director pleads guiltyThe last of the Rockforte trio facing fraud charges has pleaded guilty, wrapping up another failed finance company case.03 Oct 03:25 AM
New ZealandMan jailed for berm scamA former North Shore City Council employee has been sent to prison after signing off more than 150 invoices for road and berm maintenance work that was never completed.03 Oct 02:33 AM
CrimeSecond Gisborne finance director pleads guiltyFormer Rockforte Finance director John Patrick Gardner has plead guilty to five Crimes Act charges in the High Court at Gisborne today.01 Oct 12:00 AM
