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A man has been sentenced to 9 months home detention in the Auckland District Court after dishonestly obtaining nearly $59,000 through the COVID‑19 Wage Subsidy Scheme.

A woman and her parents have been sentenced for a complex COVID-19 Wage Subsidy fraud scheme where she received over $140,000 and attempted to obtain more than $500,000.

A Papakura woman has been sentenced to six months community detention and six months intensive supervision in the North Shore District Court after dishonestly obtaining $28,118.40 through the COVID‑19 Wage Subsidy Scheme and unsuccessfully attempting to claim a further $199,370.80. She appeared before District Court Judge Paul Murray on 9 March 2026.

An Auckland man was sentenced to four months home detention in the Auckland District Court after dishonestly obtaining $18,259.20 in COVID‑19 Wage Subsidy payments for a business that the Crown said was not operating at the time. 

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