Tag: Serious Fraud Office
SFO defends prosecution after convictions overturned
The law enforcement agency that laid charges against seven people over political donations is defending its decision to prosecute after the Court of Appeal...
Two jailed in SFO $8.7m mortgage fraud case
Two Auckland men from Flat Bush have been sentenced to prison after being found guilty of charges brought by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO)...
Second person sentenced in SFO’s $8.7m mortgage fraud case
A woman who took part in a multi-million-dollar mortgage fraud scheme with her husband and another couple was sentenced on Friday to 12 months'...
SFO explains decision to charge in donations case
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) is explaining its decision to lay criminal charges over political donations after achieving convictions against just three of the...
Former MP acquitted of charges over political donations
Former Botany MP Jami-Lee Ross has been found not guilty of charges laid over two large donations made to the National Party.
Justice Ian Gault...
Court hears of disputed translations in donations trial
An expert in Chinese languages has given evidence in a trial relating to alleged wrongdoing over election donations.
Dr Hui Ling Xu teaches Mandarin as...
Second guilty plea in $8.7m mortgage fraud case
A second person last week pleaded guilty in an on-going $8.7 million mortgage fraud case brought by the Serious Fraud Office.
The SFO has brought...
Investigator testifies in donations case
A defence lawyer has vigorously questioned a key Crown witness in a trial over election donations made to New Zealand's two largest political parties.
On...
Trips to China detailed in court trial
The details of trips to China by a New Zealand politician have been discussed in a trial relating to election donations.
Seven defendants including disgraced...
Ex-MP’s police interview heard in court
An interview disgraced former Botany MP Jami-Lee Ross did with police during his falling out with the National Party in 2018 has been played...