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Roofing business owner sentenced for $38K Wage Subsidy Fraud
28 August 2026

A Wellington woman has been sentenced to 10 months home detention in the Hutt Valley District Court after dishonestly obtaining $25,001.20 through the COVID‑19 Wage Subsidy Scheme for a business that was not trading.

Man Sentenced for using identity fraud to claim Wage Subsidy
4 August 2026

A man was sentenced on 31 July in the Hutt Valley District Court to four months community detention and 200 hours community work after pleading guilty to eight charges of Dishonest use of a document.

Drury Man Sentenced for $180k in Wage Subsidy Fraud
15 June 2026

A Drury man was sentenced on 11 June to 10 months home detention in the Auckland District Court after dishonestly submitting over $180,000 in COVID‑19 Wage Subsidy Scheme applications.

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