News | Law and Order
3 Apr 2025 2:32
| outlook hotmail | yahoo mail | gmail | news | weather | finance | shopping | about nzcity | Search |
NZCity News
NZCity CalculatorReturn to NZCity
SEARCH 

  • Start Page
  • Personalise
    •    News
  • Sport
  • Weather
  • Finance
  • Shopping
  • Jobs
  • Horoscopes
  • Lotto Results
  • Photo Gallery
  • Site Gallery
  • TVNow
  • Dating
  • SearchNZ
  • NZSearch
  • Crime.co.nz
  • RugbyLeague
  • Make Home
  • About NZCity
  • Contact NZCity
  • Your Privacy
  • Advertising
  • Login
  • Join for Free

    •
      Home > News > Law and Order

    A former Bay of Plenty lawyer has pleaded guilty to fraudulently claiming nearly 375 thousand dollars legal support

    A former Bay of Plenty lawyer has pleaded guilty to fraudulently claiming nearly 375 thousand dollars legal support


    The Serious Fraud Office found Paulette Main submitted more than 1200 false claims, for 26 clients, to the Family Legal Advice Service between 2017-and-2022.

    The Ministry of Justice scheme funds lawyers to give out-of-court advice in Care of Children Act disputes - to help parties without court intervention.

    In one instance, she used a deceased person's details to claim nearly 17 thousand dollars.

    © 2025 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

     Other Law and Order News
     02 Apr: Police have confirmed the deaths of two people at a property in Wellington's "Roseneath" - are being treated as a murder-suicide
     02 Apr: A person's in custody after a reported firearms sighting on Hamilton's Silverdale Road just before 3pm, with nearby schools going into lockdown
     02 Apr: Revelations Hamilton ED staff said an unidentified patient looked like a child - before the 11-year-old was treated as an adult mental health patient
     02 Apr: Hamilton's Hillcrest High School is still in lockdown, nearly two hours after the last bell
     02 Apr: The Body Shop's closing its stores after 35 years in New Zealand
     02 Apr: A man's appeared in court, accused of injuring five Police officers by ramming their cars, with a child in his car
     02 Apr: US attorney-general orders prosecutors to seek death penalty for Luigi Mangione
     Top Stories

    RUGBY RUGBY
    Sevu Reece will take a centre role for the Crusaders in their Super Rugby visit to the Fijian Drua More...

    BUSINESS BUSINESS
    The building slowdown continues More...


     Today's News

    		 Wellington:
    Wellington fire crews are battling to extinguish a house fire in Paraparaumu 21:57

     Entertainment:
    Jeffrey Dean Morgan can't bear to watch the heart-wrenching 'Grey's Anatomy' scene that shows his character Denny Duquette dying 21:48

     Entertainment:
    Actor Val Kilmer, star of Top Gun and Tombstone, dies aged 65 21:47

     Entertainment:
    Tom Cruise's advice for those struggling with social anxiety is "try doing the opposite" 21:18

     Law and Order:
    Police have confirmed the deaths of two people at a property in Wellington's "Roseneath" - are being treated as a murder-suicide 21:17

     Environment:
    US sends three-person disaster response team to earthquake-stricken Myanmar after USAID gutted 21:07

     Entertainment:
    Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson was left convinced he was going to die after being caught in a terrifying private plane incident 20:48

     Entertainment:
    Kristin Davis "didn't want to" expose her chest in an episode of 'Sex and the City' 20:18

     Entertainment:
    Justin Bieber has brought back a nose piercing that has doubled in size since he last wore one 19:48

     Entertainment:
    Meghan, Duchess of Sussex will release her first As ever products this week 19:18

     News Search




    Power Search

    © 2025 New Zealand City Ltd