We would like to congratulate our member, Nivedhana Paramasivam, on passing the CFE Exam! This is a significant achievement and your fellow members look forward to celebrating with you when you are formally certified! 

If any of our members are interested in completing the qualification, please contact a member of your local committee for was we can support you!  

The Gisborne farmer behind New Zealand's largest-ever GST fraud has been ordered to hand over up to $16 million in real estate and other assets to the Crown.
Read the news story here.

Former roading contract manager has been imprisoned for a $1.5 million corruption scheme.

A plumber that over-charged Kāinga Ora is selling his house to repay proceeds of crime and large scale tax evasion.  

A man who made a fraudulent car insurance claim has had all his insurance cancelled and is now uninsured. He now faces the possibility of losing his house.

A man was sentenced to nine months home detention for forging the signature on fire safety certificates covering important safety systems, including one for a school. 

Five leaders of a charitable organisation have been prosecuted for their role in using applications for donation tax credits with intent to obtain a pecuniary advantage.
See the story here: Church leaders sentenced on tax fraud charges

Fraud Week is the perfect time to start discussions amongst peers, co-workers, executives and stakeholders in your community about how important fraud prevention is to society as a whole.

Check out the Fraud Week website for ideas of what you can do, events and resources available to help promote the fraud prevention message.

Chief executive’s ‘trail of horror’ includes fraud, debts and drink-driving.

A Chief Executive had committed fraud, been charged with drink-driving, faced a restraining order, and owed millions of dollars, yet he got a top job at one of Christchurch’s most important companies.

Read about it here