Fraud

The Medical Council is defending its vetting criteria after a man, apparently using someone else's medical qualifications, was able to treat mental health patients in the Waikato. Audio

Wine crimes, including wine adulteration and the theft of highly priced vintages, are on the rise. Maureen Downey is a wine fraud expert consulted by the FBI, who also acts as an expert witness in… Audio

Victims of a woman who set up a fake visa scam targeting Tongan overstayers say they feel betrayed and upset the woman who ripped them off hasn't be sent to jail. Audio

Alex Swney is in jail tonight for four million dollars of fraud and tax evasion, occasioned, he says, by feeling underpaid. Inland Revenue's Graham Tubb joins us. Audio

The sacked head of Auckland's downtown promotion agency, who was jailed today, says he committed more than four million dollars of fraud and tax evasion because he felt underpaid. Audio

The head of Papua New Guinea's anti-corruption investigative unit Taskforce Sweep says a high profile conviction emphasises the legality of an arrest warrant against the prime minister. Audio

The ringleader of an advertising scam that duped a thousand small businesses into handing over almost a million dollars has been sent to jail for four years. Audio

A 23-year-old Auckland woman has admitted tricking her family, friends and almost 200 donors into thinking she had cancer to raise thousands of dollars via the popular online website, Givealittle. Audio

Immigration New Zealand is having to work hard to keep up with the new and inventive ways some immigrants are coming up with to beat the system. Audio

It's been revealed a man who was sentenced today for fraudulently taking hundreds of thousands of dollars from people's bank accounts, including that of a top judge, already has 146 convictions. Audio

The number of people trying to scam the system by using false names has shot up in the last five years to 216,000, according to the country's largest credit bureau. Audio

Four men accused of fraud involving millions of dollars of poker machine money will be back in court next month. Charges have been laid the men including the former Chairman of Harness Racing New… Audio

Charges have been laid against four men following a multi-agency investigation into what's been described as the largest criminal case of its kind in the gambling sector. Audio

The crime analytics company, Wynyard, will provide fraud analytics software to a large United States-based credit union services organisation. Audio

A Tauranga employer is warning his fellow small business owners to keep a close eye on their accounts after his company was fleeced of $146,000 by a staff member. Audio

The Dunedin City Council is being slammed for not picking up the Citifleet fraud sooner than it did. Audio

An investigation into the Dunedin City Council's missing cars has named Citifleet team leader Brent Bachop (bok-ip) as the man at the heart of the one and a half million dollar fraud. Audio

A Nelson financial advisor, who swindled more than half a million dollars out of his mainly elderly clients has been jailed for six years and nine months after a four year legal battle. Audio

A Nelson investment advisor has been jailed for six years and nine months for stealing more than half a million dollars from his clients, many of whom were retirees entrusting him with their life… Audio

The New Zealand Law Society is warning lawyers and clients of lawyers to be extremely careful with taking and issuing instructions by email. This follows recent instances where a law firm or client's… Audio