Partner of Mongrel Mob Kawerau president and two other men jailed
12 Feb, 2021 04:30 AM
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Irene Raki was sentenced to two years six months prison in Tauranga District Court on February 12. Photo / George Novak
The partner of the president of the Mongrel Mob Kawerau chapter has been jailed for more than two years for money-laundering offences totalling almost $250,000. Frank Milosevic s partner, Irene Raki, and his son Slobodan Milosevic s partner Raiha Tawera were both sentenced in the Tauranga District Court on February 12.
The two women were found guilty with their partners of joint money-laundering charges at their jury trials in the Hamilton District Court last year.
Wilson Wirihana to stand trial on charge of murdering Mason Wipatene
9 Feb, 2021 08:56 PM
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A Bay of Plenty man accused of murdering 41-year-old Mason Wipatene will defend the allegation at a jury trial in March next year.
Wilson Wirihana, 35, appeared in the Tauranga High Court today via an audiovisual link from prison this morning.
Through his lawyer, Rebekah Webby, he denied charges of murder and disfiguring with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.
The murder charge relates to Wirihana allegedly stabbing Wipatene in the neck during an incident in Nukuhou in the Eastern Bay of Plenty.
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