Third accused in CBL fraud case has separate trial ordered to firm s former CEO and CFO
11 May, 2021 11:05 PM
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The third man accused by the SFO of obtaining by deception appeared this morning in the High Court. Photo / File
The third man accused by the SFO of obtaining by deception appeared this morning in the High Court. Photo / File
A third person charged by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) after the collapse of insurance company CBL will have his own trial next year, separate from the firm s former chief executive and head financial officer.
The man, who has interim name suppression, stood before Justice Sally Fitzgerald this morning in the High Court at Auckland.
Third person charged by SFO in case over failed insurance company CBL
17 Mar, 2021 04:30 AM
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The firm s former chief executive Peter Harris faces several charges but has welcomed the CBL saga being brought before the courts. Photo / Dean Purcell
A third person has been charged by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) after the collapse of insurance company CBL.
The firm s former chief executive Peter Harris and former chief financial officer Carden Mulholland have already been facing criminal charges for more than a year.
They had their case called in the High Court at Auckland this morning before Justice Sally Fitzgerald for what was expected to be a largely procedural hearing.
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CBL co-accused in SFO case named as former chief financial officer Carden Mulholland
14 Dec, 2020 04:40 AM
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Former CBL chief financial officer Carden Mulholland can today be named as the second man facing criminal charges in the Serious Fraud Office case. Photo / Brett Phibbs
Former CBL chief financial officer Carden Mulholland can today be named as the second man facing criminal charges in the Serious Fraud Office case. Photo / Brett Phibbs
A man facing fraud allegations after the collapse of $747 million insurance company CBL can today be named for the first time.
He is the firm s former chief financial officer Carden Mulholland.