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21 December 2023

An Auckland accountant made 12 fraudulent applications on behalf of several companies in an attempt to defraud the COVID-19 Wage Subsidy Scheme of more than $68,000.

21 December 2023

An Auckland accountant made 12 fraudulent applications on behalf of several companies in an attempt to defraud the COVID-19 Wage Subsidy Scheme of more than $68,000.

4 December 2023

A man who used a doctored driver licence and 24 different identities to defraud the COVID-19 Wage Subsidy and Leave Support schemes has been jailed for more than two years.

14 November 2023

From 20 November, new clients applying for ongoing financial support through MyMSD can choose to verify their identity online, using Identity Check.

8 November 2023

A man has been given home detention for fraudulently claiming more than $112,000 in COVID-19 wage subsidies.