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New Zealand man pleads guilty to fraud ahead of trial, watchdog says

( August 7, 2025, 01:54 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: A man has entered a guilty plan in a New Zealand court over a Ponzi scheme estimated to have involved almost $NZ4 million ($2.37 million). In a statement, the New Zealand Serious Fraud Office announced today that Thomas Alexander Kokouri Tuira entered guilty pleas to two representative charges of obtaining by deception, before his trial had commenced. The man’s wife, Aroha Awhinanui Tuira, has pleaded not guilty and will face the Christchurch High Court on Aug. 11.The full statement from the New Zealand Serious Fraud Office follows: ...

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