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Liquidator charged with fraud
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Release 30 October 2018 A former Auckland liquidator
has entered no plea to fraud charges brought by the Serious
Fraud Office. Geoffrey Martin Smith (65) appeared today at
the Auckland District Court charged with two counts of
‘Theft by person in a special relationship’ and two
counts of ‘Perjury’ under the Crimes Act, and
‘Obstructing investigation’ under the Serious Fraud
Office Act. The SFO alleges that Mr Smith stole about
$270,000 from two companies while acting as their
liquidator. The perjury charges relate to documents filed by
Mr Smith in civil proceedings concerning the same
liquidation activities. The matter has been adjourned till
Mr Smith’s next appearance at the Auckland District Court
on 20
November. ENDS
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