Swann sales net $2m-plus
Swann sales net $2m-plus
More than $2 million has now been recovered by the Government from the sale of assets seized from convicted fraudster Michael Swann.
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Swann property negotiations continue
Swann property negotiations continue
Negotiations continue in the sale of a million-dollar Dunedin property confiscated from convicted fraudster Michael Swann.
Swann property passed in at auction
Swann property passed in at auction
Bidding on a Dunedin property formerly owned by convicted fraudster Michael Swann, failed to reach half of its government valuation during a public auction.
Swann properties passed in at auction
Swann properties passed in at auction
Two properties owned or controlled by convicted fraudster Michael Swann were passed in at auction yesterday.
The renovated waterfront cottage at Careys Bay and three-bedroom house in Ferntree Dr, Wakari, are among 37 assets seized by the the Crown under the Proceeds of Crimes Act after Swann was convicted of defrauding the Otago District Health Board of $15.1 million between 2000 and 2006.
Swann's mansion on market
Swann's mansion on market
A Dunedin property formerly owned by convicted fraudster Michael Swann has gone on the market, days after a High Court decision ordering forfeiture of at least $2.5 million of seized goods belonging to Swann family trusts.
Court rejects Swann appeal
Court rejects Swann appeal
The Court of Appeal has rejected convicted fraudster Michael Swann's appeal over a High Court decision ordering forfeiture of at least $2.5 million of seized goods belonging to Swann family trusts.
Swann appeals ruling
Swann appeals ruling
Convicted fraudster Michael Swann is appealing a 2009 High Court decision ordering forfeiture of at least $2.5 million of seized goods belonging to Swann family trusts, on the grounds there has been a "serious miscarriage of justice".
Swann asset sales yield $1.2m
Swann asset sales yield $1.2m
The Government has so far recovered $1.2 million of the $15.1 million Michael Swann stole from the Otago District Health Board.
Swann lodges civil appeal with court
Swann lodges civil appeal with court
Convicted fraudster Michael Swann has lodged a civil appeal with the Court of Appeal.
Swann's vehicles make sweet bargains
Swann's vehicles make sweet bargains
After having to deal with the fallout from Michael Swann's fraud at the Otago District Health Board, snapping up one of his vehicles at auction was all the sweeter for former Dunedin man Grant Taylor.
Treasure trove of Swann vehicles
Treasure trove of Swann vehicles
It could almost be a James Bond movie called "The Man with the Golden Garage".
Swann's Rolls-Royce lifestyle - the evidence
Swann's Rolls-Royce lifestyle - the evidence
The gleaming evidence of convicted fraudster Michael Swann's Rolls-Royce lifestyle sits in rows in a Dunedin warehouse.
Police seek information on Swann assets
Police seek information on Swann assets
People wanting to provide information they believe could assist with the location of any more assets owned by convicted fraud Michael Swann can also call Dunedin police.
Hunt to find Swann assets
Hunt to find Swann assets
The hunt is on to recover the $6 million fraudster Michael Swann has been ordered to repay.
Swann faces $10.4m bill
Swann faces $10.4m bill
Convicted fraudster Michael Swann has been ordered to pay $6 million to the Crown and forfeit $4.4 million worth of property bought with money stolen from the Otago District Health Board.
Further Swann assets found
Further Swann assets found
When convicted fraudster Michael Swann was given a long prison sentence, allowance was made for his help in recovering property bought with proceeds of his $16.9 million fraud against his former employer, the Otago District Health Board.
Swann's fraud partner out of jail
Swann's fraud partner out of jail
The man dismissed last year as Otago District Health Board chairman after nearly $17 million was stolen from the board is "flabbergasted" one of the men involved is out of jail already.
ODHB hit with $1.6m fraud costs
ODHB hit with $1.6m fraud costs
The total paid by the Otago District Health Board in legal expenses and other fees related to the 2008 $16.9 million fraud case is $1,631,891.
Swann seeks access to his old ODHB records
Swann seeks access to his old ODHB records
Michael Swann, the man jailed for nine and a-half years for defrauding the Otago District Health Board of $16.9 million, is seeking access to his old ODHB computer records and has managed to delay the hearing of a Crown application to recover "tainted" assets from him.
No extra time for Swann
No extra time for Swann
Fraud Michael Swann will not serve any additional prison time for another fraud related to his time working for the Otago District Health Board.