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Cartelist spared jail time to keep company operating, New Zealand judge reveals

By Saloni Sinha ( December 23, 2024, 01:46 GMT | Insight) -- The director of a construction company targeted by New Zealand’s first criminal-cartel prosecution avoided prison time because the court considered that while his actions had been illegal, they were partly motivated by a desire to protect jobs after the Covid-19 pandemic. Notes by Auckland High Court Judge Michele Wilkinson-Smith released to MLex also reveal concerns that Manesh Kumar’s jailing could have harmed MaxBuild and its 29 employees. The director of a construction company targeted by New Zealand’s first criminal-cartel prosecution avoided prison time because the court considered that while his actions had been illegal, they were partly motivated by a desire to protect jobs after the Covid-19 pandemic....

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