Tag: fraud
Woman admits using card taken in gunpoint robbery
A 28-year-old woman has admitted fraudulently using a bank card taken only an hour earlier in a gunpoint street robbery.
Sister gambled away funds
A woman who stole funds put aside by her family to provide for the day-to-day care and needs of her intellectually disabled sister, was granted permanent name suppression in the Christchurch District Court today.
Marriage scam victim will get money back
Li Jun Xue is too ill to return from Australia for her sentencing for a marriage scam but she has already paid $35,000 which will be passed on to the victim.
Tour drivers had no licences, police allege
Police allege Chinese men with false licences were used as tourist drivers by a Christchurch company.
Woman told to repay money taken from dementia victim
A woman who had used a dementia patient’s chequebook to write herself nine cheques totalling $23,500 was sentenced to community work and supervision.
Bail appeal refused on fraud charges
A Redwood man facing fraud charges involving $91,850 has been refused bail at an appeal hearing in the High Court at Christchurch.
Thefts totalling $140,000 alleged
Thefts totalling nearly $140,000 are alleged against a Halswell man who faced a total of 90 charges at the Christchurch District Court today.
Bail granted to accountant after a year in custody
A Hokitika account who has admitted an $800,000 fraud has been granted bail at a hearing in the Christchurch District Court after more than a year on remand.
Recruitment consultant ripped off foreign workers
A Christchurch recruitment consultant has admitted ripping off mostly foreign workers for more than $20,000 and gambling away the money.
Scam woman says she was ‘horrified’
A woman who raided the bank accounts of women aged 80, 93, and 94 claims she was “horrified” when she learned the nature of the scam she was involved in.
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