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He told
Stuff by email in April that he was not trying to avoid the court, but rather he had to inspect the villa by April 21 or he would lose a non-refundable 10 per cent deposit. “I bet those losers have been screaming at you that I ran away to Thailand,” Smith wrote. “This [sales agreement] was executed well before the trial before Judge Rollo. I wasn t to know he would reserve his decision.” He sent a copy of the agreement which showed he was paying $555,000 for the property. It contained a clause saying the property could be inspected before April 30 and if the sale did not proceed, the deposit of $55,000 would be forfeited.
Auckland woman serving home detention in $10m mansion for fraud Sat, 3 Jul 2021, 12:42PM
Annie Chen was sentenced to nine months home detention for defrauding $600,000 from property investors. (Photo / Supplied)
Auckland woman serving home detention in $10m mansion for fraud Sat, 3 Jul 2021, 12:42PM
A woman convicted of fraud is serving home detention in a luxury $10 million Remuera mansion owned by a Singapore-based businessman linked to Jack Ma s behemoth Alibaba e-commerce website.
The businessman, Yifei Sheng, bought the sprawling property and neighbouring tennis court in September last year for $10.25m without ever stepping foot inside.
Sheng, who intends to bowl the 440sq m four-bedroom house, has spent at least $22m buying Auckland properties in the past three years.
Those machines included excavators, diggers, loaders, tractors, dump trucks, cranes and bulldozers. That offending involved Clarke altering invoices to the New Zealand Customs Service, resulting in his company paying less duty, in particular GST. The summary of facts noted that resulted in the company having a ‘ significant cash flow advantage’’ over competitors and other businesses which paid GST on time. Those imported goods were not exempt. The summary of facts showed that Clarke also operated a machine hire company, which had branches in Dunedin, Christchurch and Cromwell, with 25 staff employed across his companies. Clarke was responsible for ordering machinery, and also for forwarding all invoices to his Customs broker.
Dunedin business owner Paul Lambert Clarke admits tax scam
18 May, 2021 04:11 AM
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By: Rob Kidd
A Dunedin business owner defrauded Customs for six years and underpaid more than $1.3 million in tax.
Because of GST refunds, however, 45-year-old Paul Lambert Clarke only benefited by up to $15,000, the Dunedin District Court has heard.
The scam gave his company, P L Clarke Limited, a significant cash-flow advantage over competitors , court documents said.
Clarke this morning pleaded guilty to two charges of using altered documents with intent to deceive and one of producing false documents.
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The defendant s business was involved in the importation of heavy machinery such as tractors, cranes and bulldozers, which he would repair through another company he established or lease through a third firm he owned.