Serious Fraud Office (NZ)

The SFO is NZ's lead law enforcement agency for investigating and prosecuting serious financial crime. It also works to prevent financial crime and corruption.

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We are aware of recent cold call scams in NZ where perpetrators claim to be from the SFO. Legitimate SFO callers will not use pre-recorded messages, call from an overseas number or remotely take control of your computer. For more see https://t.co/P8HjjVoeGP

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The SFO has filed charges in the Auckland District Court against a television producer for allegedly obtaining fraudulent lending and funding for television productions.

Read more https://t.co/1ZL9MvOGkM

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An Auckland man who attempted to fraudulently claim more than $2 million through various Covid-19 government support schemes has today been sentenced in the Auckland District Court following a prosecution by the SFO read more here https://t.co/54bbaaXty7

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A former Bay of Plenty lawyer has been sentenced to three years imprisonment after pleading guilty in a SFO case to fraudulently claiming almost $375,000 from the legal aid scheme funded by the Ministry of Justice.

Read more here https://t.co/X9PdB5hRrv

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The SFO has charged a former Open Country Dairy Limited (OCD) group market manager for allegedly receiving more than $250,000 in financial kickbacks.

Read more here https://t.co/B9xthNO0AL

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Two IT contractors for Spark New Zealand Ltd were today sentenced to three years’ imprisonment in the Auckland High Court for their roles in the SFO's bribery and corruption case involving more than $4 million in kickbacks.

Read more here https://t.co/RNkSgILQSZ

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An Auckland man who tried to fraudulently claim millions of dollars through the Covid-19 wage subsidy scheme (WSS) and other government support schemes has been found guilty following a trial on charges brought by the SFO.

Read more about the case here https://t.co/0zxpfLrnBM

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A former public sector employee and her husband have admitted to working together to fraudulently obtain $2 million from Oranga Tamariki, following a Serious Fraud Office (SFO) investigation.

Read more about the case here https://t.co/8HVifi8GcM

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A former Bay of Plenty lawyer has pleaded guilty in a SFO case to fraudulently claiming almost $375,000 from a legal support scheme funded by the Ministry of Justice.

Find out more here https://t.co/P3Ipe3O1Gz

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A former charitable trust employee pleaded guilty last Friday to stealing more than $1 million of funds intended for social support services in Porirua.

Read more about our case here https://t.co/aqyC48m5Aq

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A former Auckland Council building inspector has been sentenced to 11 months’ home detention in the Manukau District Court after pleading guilty to 21 charges of corruptly accepting bribes as a public official.

Read more about our case here https://t.co/M16YYTH30Y

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The SFO is not currently investigating Manurewa Marae as reported by media as part of their coverage on recently released inquiries.

See our statement for more details https://t.co/2LyGT0emGQ

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We've released updated Strategic Areas of Focus (SAFs), designed to ensure its specialist resources are directed toward the most impactful cases of serious or complex fraud, including corruption.

Read more here https://t.co/g8xMIK8XfI

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The former Contract Manager who pleaded guilty in our fraud and corruption case relating to the awarding of road maintenance contracts has been sentenced to four years and five months imprisonment in the Auckland District Court.

Read more here https://t.co/a4Yr2ZD0Aq

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A former IT contractor has pleaded guilty to receiving over $4 million in kickbacks in a SFO bribery and corruption case. A trial, now not needed, was due to begin in the Auckland High Court on 4 November.

Read more about the case here https://t.co/zYaSJkDsKA

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A subcontractor who pleaded guilty in our corruption case relating to the awarding of road maintenance contracts can now be named.

Read more about the case here https://t.co/rGKgsYzgzi

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A former IT contractor has pleaded guilty to paying over $4 million in kickbacks in a bribery and corruption case.

Read more about our case here https://t.co/SXPrjGtwfd

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The third defendant can now be named in a case alleging bribery and corruption related to the award of lucrative public sector construction contracts.

See our release for more details https://t.co/rJM2PXKuif

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A defendant in our investigation into alleged mortgage and investment fraud has been sentenced at the North Shore District Court.

Find out more about the sentencing decision here https://t.co/3sIsA3q67o

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A former Auckland Council building inspector has pleaded guilty to bribery and corruption charges.

Read more about our case here https://t.co/MNHUHxTbpN

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Another defendant in our prosecution of a complex mortgage and investment fraud case can now be named. Christopher Peters has been charged with 23 counts of obtaining credit of $7.3 million by deception.

See our release for full details https://t.co/hI2x5SZpRO