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Conwoman’s jail request granted
A 22-year-old who cheated an elderly woman out of $75,547 asked for a jail term as her punishment – and she got it. “I think she’s realistic about that,” said Christchurch District Court Judge Gary...
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Fraudster admits ripping off his mum
A man who was jailed last year for conning foreign workers and gambling away the money, has now admitted ripping off his mother. The new charges pre-date Craig Lawrence Dunn’s current prison term which...
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Custody remand on armed home invasion robbery charge
A Linwood man smacked the side of the dock and shouted a gang salute when he was remanded in custody on a charge of armed robbery over an alleged Templeton home invasion on Sunday night. Shaun Francis...
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New charges against burglary, receiving accused
Twenty-one new charges have been laid against a man who is in custody after an alleged pursuit during which road spikes were deployed on September 6. Matthew John Woods, 43, was remanded in custody,...
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Armed home invasion admitted
A man has admitted the home invasion of an address in Templeton where he pointed what appeared to be a firearm at his victims and demanded money. Shaun Francis Whittaker, a 41-year-old mechanic,...
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Man in custody on medal burglary charge
A man alleged to have stolen a priceless and historic war medal in the burglary of a Redwood house, faced a total of 15 charges when he appeared in the Christchurch District Court today. Joshua Lukic,...
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Wall art at hostel leads to arrest
A 35-year-old man’s “beautification” efforts at a Christchurch backpacker hostel were not appreciated. The repair bill is $500. James William Gray repainted a room with large heart motifs that were...
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Businessman admits $750,000 frauds
Canterbury businessman Paul Martin Encell has admitted defrauding $750,000 from the tax department, businesses, and one man who contracted him to build a house. Encell lied about having a 10-year...
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Con-man admits another $91,000 rip-off
An inveterate Christchurch con-man has admitted 60 charges of ripping off an elderly man who had won a Lotto prize of more than $100,000. Kim Michael David Barwell, 52 – considered by police as “one...
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‘A roadmap to crime’
Shaun Francis Whittaker claims he has been “incarcerated in some form” for 27 of his 41 years. He made the claim in his “Memoirs from Inside the Wire” which was handed to Christchurch District Court...
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Charges mount against online cheat
Online cheat Jasmine Carole Lasseter stood downcast in the dock while a judge went through all the charges mounting up against her, one by one. With 34 charges now listed, the painful process took a...
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Ponzi-scheme sentencing delayed
Liquidators of two companies run by Ponzi schemer Paul Clifford Hibbs want to have a say at his sentencing about efforts to recover any of the lost $17.5 million. The North Island-based liquidators...
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Tour bus driver and manager found guilty of fraud
A tour bus driver and his employer have been found guilty of fraud charges after a traffic stop on the difficult Te Anau highway found the driver was not licensed to carry passengers. Christchurch...
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Alleged wine fraud company in liquidation
A North Canterbury wine company facing charges alleging fraud concerning wine production, has been placed in liquidation this month. The Waipara-based company, Southern Boundary Wines Ltd, and two...
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Fraudster back in custody on more charges
Repeat fraudster Ann-Marie Kathrine Smith is back in custody awaiting sentence after admitting four more offences – some of them while on release conditions after her jail term. She appeared in the...
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90-year-olds targeted in $270,000 scam
A 35-year-old mother has admitted her role in a bank-card scam that netted a group more than $270,000 from elderly victims. Reiana Janine Hilton’s victims were women aged from 74 to 95. She is already...
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Judge jails poster-boy for fraud
File image. © Andrew Bardwell Photographs of Kim Michael David Barwell should be plastered on the noticeboards at every shopping mall and supermarket, with the message: “You should not give money to...
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Conman denies having money hidden away
Conman Paul Martin Encell has gone to jail saying he has nothing salted away and can pay nothing back to the victims who have lost $750,000. Inland Revenue is not so sure. Christchurch District Court...
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Consultant admits frauds related to Izone project
A property consultant who arranged for a real estate agent to receive nearly $150,000 commission that the agent did not earn pleaded guilty to 14 fraud charges and has been remanded in custody for...
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Organised crime ring guilty pleas
A man charged with participating in an organised criminal group involved in burglaries, thefts, and fraud has admitted 23 charges in the Christchurch District Court. Alexander James McCormick, 27,...
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