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Sentencing date set for convicted million dollar fraudsters.

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Tue, 23 Dec 2008 12:00a.m.

A date's has been set for the sentencing of two men convicted of stealing millions of dollars from the Otago District health board.
 
Earlier this month Michael Swan, who ran the IT department, and Kerry Harford, a Queenstown associate,  were found guilty of one of New Zealand's biggest frauds.
 
They created a "face" company and over the years charged the DHB for around 17 million dollars for work they never did.
 
 
Remanded in custody, the pair will appear for sentencing on Wednesday march 11th
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30 Dec 2008 01:57p.m.

Martin wrote:

One would have to ask why a chief executive being paid in excess of a million dollars per year are not found accountable by both the public and ministry of health for fraud that occurred over so many years. Perhaps national's pledge to restructure the beaurocracy and multiple levels of unproductive senior and middle management within our area health boards might prevent such fraud occurring in the first place ? I suggest an investigation should be made into why such fraud went unnoticed for so many years and whether it's occurance was hoodwinked for a reason.