A man who lived in a state house while he rented out two properties of his own has been sentenced for defrauding the taxpayer.

A former sports star embezzled $450,000 then gambled it away.

The SFO alleges that as a senior investment adviser, Stephen Versalko defrauded nearly 30 wealthy ASB clients over $17m over nine years.

Westpac's runaway millionaires are a step closer to keeping the cash after the bank bungled an attempt to recover it.

It has been a bad year for the controversial Church of Scientology.

NZ's biggest benefit fraudster manipulated a web of offshore accounts from prison in a bid to hide the $3.4m he stole from taxpayers.

A student has pleaded guilty in North Shore District Court to forging scores of drivers' licences.

The secrets of how Bernard Madoff gained the confidence of all the victims of his multi-billion dollar scam.

Facebook users have been warned they will be among targets of a huge increase in cyber crime next year.

The nation's largest early childcare provider is being investigated for the way it claims more than $30 million of taxpayer money.

Stolen credit card details of tens of thousands of New Zealanders may be in the hands of a Russian or Albanian gang, an investigation suggests.