New ZealandEx-govt MP swindled cash-strapped charitiesRoger McClay will escape a jail term after admitting a $25,000 double-dipping rort of cash-strapped charities and the public purse, but he will no longer be able to fly on the taxpayer.16 Aug 05:30 PM
New ZealandFormer Govt Minister admits fraudFormer Govt Minister Roger McClay has admitted a $25,000 double-dipping rort of cash-strapped charities and taxpayer money.16 Aug 06:10 AM
New ZealandBusinesswoman jailed for fraudThe former wife of a police officer was today jailed for four years for offending that was described in court as a "huge web of deceit".16 Aug 05:11 AM
Official Cash RateBankers retract confessionsThe British bankers once dubbed the 'NatWest Three' are now recanting their guilty pleas.15 Aug 05:30 PM
New ZealandSFO probes childcare centresEarly childhood provider KidiCorp is the focus of a Serious Fraud Office inquiry over $30 million of taxpayer money.14 Aug 05:30 PM
Personal FinanceSFO drops inquiry into multimillion-dollar scamA Wellington man accused of duping at least 30 New Zealanders out of millions of dollars appears to have got away with it.13 Aug 09:51 PM
CrimeFraud probe: Where is investors' $18m?Dozens of people who invested with an Auckland couple have been told they are unlikely to see their money again.11 Aug 05:30 PM
CrimeCabinet braces for Hubbard SFO fizzerCabinet is bracing itself for the possibility that the SFO probe into Allan Hubbard will not find any evidence of complex fraud.10 Aug 05:30 PM
EntertainmentLush asks for help outing his imposterBroadcaster Marcus Lush has become the latest celebrity to fall victim to a Facebook faker.07 Aug 05:30 PM
Aged careAbuse of trust hitting elderlyFinancial abuse is the second most common form of maltreatment of older people, and the economic downturn may be aggravating the situation.07 Aug 05:30 PM
Official Cash RateMortgage suspect hit with $1.3m billA banker at the centre of an alleged multimillion-dollar mortgage fraud has been ordered to pay nearly $1.3m in damages to his ex-employer.04 Aug 04:00 PM
Media and marketingPrison Works: Conrad Black becomes a liberalLike many other conservatives who end up behind bars, former newspaper publisher Conrad Black has become a convert to the cause of prison reform.02 Aug 12:27 AM
World Quiet country church became a marriage machine383 couples walked up the aisle to trade rings in a flurry of local passion that, at one point, saw the resident vicar hosting a wedding daily.30 Jul 07:51 PM
WorldJailed: the skint truck driver who tried to sell the RitzHe had never completed a property sale in his life - but his audacious attempt to "sell" the Ritz hotel nearly worked.29 Jul 05:30 PM
New ZealandMan who faked cancer jailed for two yearsAn Auckland churchgoer who defrauded parishioners of $250,000, saying he needed money for cancer treatment, has been jailed.28 Jul 07:48 AM
New ZealandSchoolboy licence faker made $12,000Some teenagers earn pocket money flipping burgers at the local fast-food outlet but 16-year-old Marcus Lim had bigger ideas.27 Jul 04:00 PM
New ZealandAuckland Grammar boy sentenced for forgeriesAn Auckland Grammar pupil who forged scores of driving licences which he sold to other students was told in court to "dedicate your obvious talents towards a legitimate enterprise".27 Jul 06:52 AM
