Crime
Monday, 23 January 2012 07:09
Widows ripping off ACC benefits
More than $3 million of ACC money was lost to fraud last year and culprits increasingly include widowed women ripping off the system.Nearly 100 people have been prosecuted for fraud since 2007 and figures released to the Herald under the Official Information Act reveal the total savings to the taxpayer from the detection of last year's fraud alone was $37 million.Although the total amount of fraud in the 2010/11 fiscal year was $3.1 million, the…
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Friday, 20 January 2012 20:03
Father and son in ACC scam
A Hamilton man has been jailed over an ACC scam, and his father has also been punished for lying to support his story.Jonathan Adolph, 36, received a two and a half years imprisonment, after he made up details of a non-existent job to fraudulently claim ACC weekly compensation. He was also ordered to pay more than $100,000 reparation.His father, Lloyd Adolph, lied to ACC to support his son's fictitious story and was sentenced to 150…
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Thursday, 19 January 2012 15:32
Mother accused of $128,000 ACC fraud
ACC alleges a Christchurch woman has fraudulently claimed more than $100,000 for care of a family member.Angela Martha Becker, 45, is facing 63 charges. It is alleged she claimed more than $128,000 of ACC funding through dishonest invoices during 2008-09.She was given a registrar's remand, without making an appearance in the Christchurch District Court, and is due to reappear on March 1.
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Saturday, 17 December 2011 13:33
Beneficiary found guilty of fraud
A Palmerston North beneficiary has been found guilty of seven fraud charges related to double-dipping from the taxpayer's purse.Dianne Joy Gibson pleaded guilty to three charges of fraud in the Palmerston North District Court earlier this week, while a jury found her guilty of seven others yesterday.Between 2006 and 2007, she received both an invalid's benefit and ACC accident compensation. Despite learning in 2006 it was wrong, she continued to receive the payments. In total,…
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