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Fraudster Paul Bennett loses legal battle against removal from Australia to New Zealand
4 Feb, 2021 11:48 PM
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Paul James Bennett and his ex-wife Simone Anne Wright. Photo / Supplied
A fraudster and former fugitive has failed in a long-running legal fight against his removal from Australia to New Zealand where he was wanted on criminal charges.
Paul James Bennett, a 57-year-old with several aliases including Dennis Kite, David Kite, and James Lochead, was arrested as he sailed into Sydney Harbour after crossing the Tasman Sea from Northland on a crippled yacht in February 2015.
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He was later removed from the country and sent back to New Zealand – where he is a citizen - and charged with dozens of charges alleging that he used documents dishonestly and without claim of right to obtains hundreds of thousands of dollars.