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Crime In New Zealand - Page 15

Charges laid in $100m bank fraud plot

A former Westpac employee and a Sydney fruiterer have been charged over an alleged plan to fleece up to $100 million ($NZ136 million) from customers of the major banks. Ref. Source 7

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Body put in mulcher, doused with acid and buried, court told

The body of a Tauranga man was put in a tree mulcher, doused with acid and buried in a maize field, a key witness told a jury in a double murder trial in Rotorua. Ref. Source 2

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Surge in fraud points to huge cost

Serious Fraud Office boss Adam Feeley has warned that a new report showing a surge in the value of fraud convictions is only scratching the surface of the true cost of financial crime in New Zealand. Ref. Source 3

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Asian mobsters at SkyCity casino - agency

Asian organised-crime figures have been spotted at Auckland's SkyCity casino, a government agency says, in a warning that gambling venues are among the highest risks for money laundering. Ref. Source 3

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Mercedes conman masqueraded as Hilton manager

A silver-tongued Wellington fraudster conned a car dealership out of a $165,000 Mercedes by masquerading as the manager of Auckland's Hilton Hotel - ordering hotel staff around and pouring himself drinks from behind the bar. Ref. Source 7

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Man stabbed with broken lolly jar

The saga of a warring Waitara couple continued in court yesterday with the woman vehemently denying that she stormed into her partner's bedroom, broke his lolly jar and stabbed him with it. Ref. Source 2

Crime New Zealand - Page 15

Police hunt armed attackers

Invercargill police are hunting for a trio of armed home invaders who brutally attacked a man in front of his 10-year-old son. Ref. Source 2

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Arrests over muggings with machete

Four people will appear in the Auckland Youth Court today charged with offences including aggravated robbery, following a series of machete robberies throughout the weekend which left victims terrified. Ref. Source 5