New Zealand
Corrupt health manager gets home detention after taking $258k in bribes
He was paid $35,428 after sharing confidential information to help a company get work.
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Minister loses confidence in Fire and Emergency CEO for withholding 'significant' information
Van Velden says Fire and Emergency has been referred to the Serious Fraud Office.
'You caught me a little unaware': Election officer forgot fraud complaints, police probe
Critics fear key voting evidence was destroyed before the inquiry resumed.
How a high-profile fraudster tried to erase her name from the internet
The ex-con also tried to suppress her suppression bid. But it failed.
Alleged election fraud probe: Vote recorded in name of woman who died in 2022
More than a dozen votes were cast from addresses where residents say they did not vote.
'Mr Breingan must return to NZ now': Judge orders ex-TV boss back from LA to face $14.5m fraud charges
Judge says 'compelling factors' to retain arrest warrant for potential extradition.
Former Chamber boss appointed to local board as vote-rigging scandal deepens
Phil Wilson warns Crown intervention may follow if the board cannot function.
Elected board members may have cheated in election, council CEO concedes
Phil Wilson warns Crown intervention may follow if the board cannot function.
'Fist full of envelopes': Councillor appalled by voter fraud claims, police shelve parallel inquiry
Papatoetoe vote-rigging inquiry closed after police found insufficient evidence.
Revealed: Paul Eagle's $100k payout after leaving Chathams CEO job in disgrace
The council originally said there was no payout – until the Ombudsman got involved.
'Watch your back': Vote whistleblower hiding after alleged 'gang hit' threat
Police are assessing photos of alleged stolen and tampered election voting papers.
Fresh electoral fraud claims involving stolen Auckland ballots referred to SFO
Photos allegedly show stolen ballots collected from letterboxes for the Manurewa election.
Back in court: Fraud-accused pensioner arrested at Auckland Airport
Serene Miranda Peters, 68, was arrested after arriving at the airport from overseas.
Councillors boycott Manurewa board over member linked to SFO complaint
Daniel Newman and Matt Winiata say attendance could imply support for Ahluwalia.
Hundreds of drivers to resit tests after probe into licensing officers
Sixteen testing officers have been suspended after an NZTA investigation.
Auckland councillors urge Manurewa board member to quit after SFO referral
A video allegedly shows him asking a contractor for money and a donation.
Former NZ vineyard director charged with false accounting
The man is alleged to have overstated the value of inventory to secure funding.
Ranjana Gupta: Tax evasion penalties must hit harder to restore public trust
OPINION: A review of 91 tax evasion cases reveals how courts weigh white‑collar crime.
‘The representation was false’: How Peters’ family’s $8.6m fraud empire finally came undone
Chris Peters will be sentenced on October 30 and remains on bail until then.
Finance manager found guilty for role in collapsed multimillion-dollar Ponzi scheme
The giant Ponzi scheme came to light in 2019, when principal Masatomo Ashikaga died.
Auckland woman found guilty of overseeing $53m East Wind Ponzi scheme
The Ponzi scheme targeted mainly Japanese nationals and immigrants to New Zealand.
Serious Fraud Office weighs findings against former council CEO
The ex-MP altered documents that misled the Auditor General over his 'excessive' spending.
Ex-charity boss and SkyCity Casino VIP accused of misappropriating more than $2m
Matekino Marshall is accused of using forged document to maintain his high-roller status.
Farmer behind NZ's biggest GST fraud has $16m of assets confiscated
John Richard Bracken, then 54, was sent to prison in 2021 on 39 charges of tax fraud.