Businessman Steven Robertson who orchestrated a $10m Ponzi scheme loses final appeal bid to Supreme Court
10 May, 2021 05:42 AM
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Trader Steven Robertson has failed to have his minimum period of imprisonment quashed. Photo / Jason Oxenham
Trader Steven Robertson has failed to have his minimum period of imprisonment quashed. Photo / Jason Oxenham
An Auckland trader behind a $10 million Ponzi scheme has lost a final bid with the Supreme Court to be freed from a prison cell sooner. Steven Robertson, who once claimed he was as good as John Key , misappropriated millions of dollars from his clients to fund a lavish lifestyle of European cars, travel by private helicopter and jet, luxury weekend getaways, and jewellery.
Home detention for Auckland stock trader Rodney McCall, who is still yet to pay back fraud victims
21 Dec, 2020 04:37 AM
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An Auckland stock trader has been sentenced to home detention after stealing from investors who had already fallen victim to a high-flying fraudster. Rodney McCall, also known as Rodney Crichton, appeared today in the Manukau District Court for a third attempt at sentencing.
He had pleaded guilty in June to two representative charges of obtaining by deception, one representative charge of dishonestly using a document, and two charges of obstruction of the Financial Markets Authority s (FMA) powers under the Financial Markets Authority Act.
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New Zealand Financial Markets Authority: Victims Of PTT, Steven Robertson And Rodney McCall To Receive Payout - McCall Sentenced To Home Detention Date
21/12/2020
The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has welcomed two court decisions that will see victims of convicted fraudsters Steven Robertson and Rodney McCall receive a portion of their money back. Mr McCall has also been sentenced to 12 months’ home detention for his crimes.
On Friday, the Auckland High Court approved a pro-rata distribution methodology for creditors of PTT Limited, Mr Robertson and his associated entities. The methodology was proposed by the receivers and liquidators of PTT, and supported by the FMA as being in the interests of victims. Receivers and liquidators estimate that victims will be likely to receive around 59 cents in the dollar.