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Imprisonment and home detention for major Wage Subsidy fraud

An Auckland man who attempted to fraudulently claim more than $2 million through various Covid-19 government support schemes has today been sentenced in the Auckland District Court following a prosecution by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO).

An Auckland man has been sentenced to home detention after making a number of fraudulent applications under the Wage Subsidy Scheme.

A man who defrauded the COVID-19 Wage Subsidy scheme of more than $125,000 has been sentenced to 2 years and 8 months imprisonment.

An Auckland man has been sentenced to 5 months and 3 weeks home detention in the Hamilton District Court after making fraudulent Wage Subsidy Scheme applications in the names of two companies under his control, and his own name as a sole trader.

A man who used the names of 11 different people to make 39 fraudulent COVID-19 Wage Subsidy applications has been sentenced to 3 years and 3 months imprisonment.

A Christchurch man has been sentenced to 2 years and 7 months imprisonment in the Christchurch District Court after making fraudulent Covid-19 Wage Subsidy applications using his own name and several stolen identities. He was also sentenced on other dishonesty charges. 

A man who made 34 fraudulent COVID-19 Wage Subsidy applications has been sentenced to one year home detention.

A 39 year old Auckland man has been sentenced to 6 months community detention, 12 months supervision, and 100 hours community work in the Manukau District Court after fraudulently making Wage Subsidy Scheme applications using his own de-registered company and the details of other registered businesses, without their consent.