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Mahalo pe 'oku mou kei manatu ki he'etau tiuta tutuku koia ko Sione
Peau Tu'imana 'aee mei Veitongo. Neu 'ohovale he fangufangu mai 'ae
tangata ni he po Sapate, ka kuou 'osi mohe, ko 'ene fie talanoa mai
kiate au fekau'aki pea moe tu'utu'uni koia keu foki ki Tonga.
Pehe he tangata, ne ngaue popula ia he ta'u 'e 3 moe konga, pea ne toe
admit foki nene kai 'e ia 'ae 3 kilu 'ae kakai, he tukuhau 'ae kakai
na'a ne file. Kaikehe koe ta'efakafiemalie kihe tangata ni, ko 'ene
sio koia, ko 'ene hao 'ana mei he deport, toe ma'u mo 'ene legal aid,
hiliange koia, 'oku ne pehe, ne mamafaange 'ene case he'eku case kae
ma'ama'aange 'ene tautea 'a'ana.
Na'a ne 'eke foki pe na'e 'iai ha'aku tikite fraud peau talaange 'ikai
- ko 'eku hao'anga ia koee he hu ki loto he pilisone, he na'e 'ikai
'iai ha'aku tikite fraud or personal gain. Na'a ne fakafehu'i lahi au
pe koe ha koaa 'oku nau hikiha'aki pehe'i ai au, he 'oku 'ikai ke
fair.
'Uluak,i ne 'ikai keu hu au ki loto, ka ko hoku tautea koe mahina 'e 8
home detention pe. Ua ne 'ikai ha'aku personal gain. Tolu ko 'eku toki
fuofua faihia, pehe 'e Sione koia ia fele 'ene ngaah case 'a'ana
kimu'a, Fa koe fanau moe hoa pehe ki hoku family circumstances is so
harsh on us in comparison to his case.
Kaikehe nene toki mahino'i he'ema talanoa, 'oku kehekehe 'ema case
koe'uhi he na'aku lea au he faihala 'ae pule'anga and as a result mine
was bit harsher. Ko 'eku case was hide from public, his case was up on
the air etc. Kaikehe na'a ne pehe keu ta mu'a ki he'ene loea kene
fakahoaange 'ema case, pea ka ne sio 'e lava hano faka'ilo 'ae
minisitaa peau fai ia...................
Koe ki'i konga ia 'ae ngaahi fale'i 'ae tangata ni kiate au .....ka
'oku fai e fifili lahi.....dilemma pe koe ha koaa e me'a ke
fai............... tau hanga atu pe koe ha 'ae fokotu'utu'u 'ae 'Eiki
ki he me'a ni.
Koe case eni 'a Tu'imana kia kimoutolu koia 'oku mou fielau, ha atu
koia 'i lalo
'Ofa atu,
J
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IRD fraud lands consultant in jail
0 Comments | Manawatu Standard; Palmerston North, New Zealand, Sep 28,
2005 | by EAMES, David
A
PALMERSTON North immigration consultant who stole the identities of
more than 30 clients in a scam that defrauded Inland Revenue of more
than $350,000 was yesterday sentenced to 45 months in prison.
Sione Peau Tuimana, a 37-year-old Tongan with New Zealand residency,
appeared in Palmerston North District Court for sentence on 65 charges
of using a document with intent to defraud.
His eight-year scam resulted in losses totalling $365,000 to the
department between 1996 and 2004. Tuimana pleaded guilty before trial
to the charges, which were committed in Palmerston North and Manukau,
South Auckland.
He went to court facing a potential maximum prison term of seven
years.
Tuimana used his clients' IRD numbers without their knowledge to claim
rebates and family assistance to which they were not entitled, the
court was told.
He helped clients with applications for tourist visas, residency
permits and other immigration-related matters, both in New Zealand and
Tonga.
His work gave him access to clients' birth certificates and family
details, which he used to file forged rebate claim forms, income tax
returns and family assistance claims with Inland Revenue.
IRD senior manager Richard Philp, speaking from Auckland, told the
Manawatu Standard an investigation was launched in to Tuimana after
the department noticed "some suspicious rebate claims".
"In his role as a consultant for immigration purposes, people gave him
fairly broad range of personal information. Armed with that, he used
it for entirely different purposes," he said.
Those "purposes" involved using clients' details to have money paid in
to his own account.
Though no order for reparation was made by Judge Nevin Dawson, Tuimana
could receive a bill for unpaid taxes on the $365,000, Mr Philp said.
"Technically, the $365,000 was income . . . he could receive a tax
bill. We will work through the implications of that."
Tuimana's offending had tarnished the reputations of his victims, and
technically left them open to IRD action. But Mr Philp said the
department would take steps to ensure they were not persecuted for
Tuimana's crimes.
Though Tuimana's offending was not the most serious he had seen, Mr
Philp said the breach of trust and amount of money stolen qualified
the theft as "a fairly significant offence."
He did not know if Tuimana would face deportation at the completion of
his sentence.
IRD's Manukau Service Centre manager Loraine Elliot yesterday
described Tuimana's prison term as "a strong reminder that the courts
take this type of offending seriously".
"People who deliberately flout the law are a small minority.
"(But) we continue to take a firm approach with this group in fairness
to the majority who do the right thing."
Manawatu Standard, Copyright of Fairfax New Zealand Limited 2005, All
rights reserved.
Provided by ProQuest Information and Learning Company. All rights
Reserved.
Peau Tu'imana 'aee mei Veitongo. Neu 'ohovale he fangufangu mai 'ae
tangata ni he po Sapate, ka kuou 'osi mohe, ko 'ene fie talanoa mai
kiate au fekau'aki pea moe tu'utu'uni koia keu foki ki Tonga.
Pehe he tangata, ne ngaue popula ia he ta'u 'e 3 moe konga, pea ne toe
admit foki nene kai 'e ia 'ae 3 kilu 'ae kakai, he tukuhau 'ae kakai
na'a ne file. Kaikehe koe ta'efakafiemalie kihe tangata ni, ko 'ene
sio koia, ko 'ene hao 'ana mei he deport, toe ma'u mo 'ene legal aid,
hiliange koia, 'oku ne pehe, ne mamafaange 'ene case he'eku case kae
ma'ama'aange 'ene tautea 'a'ana.
Na'a ne 'eke foki pe na'e 'iai ha'aku tikite fraud peau talaange 'ikai
- ko 'eku hao'anga ia koee he hu ki loto he pilisone, he na'e 'ikai
'iai ha'aku tikite fraud or personal gain. Na'a ne fakafehu'i lahi au
pe koe ha koaa 'oku nau hikiha'aki pehe'i ai au, he 'oku 'ikai ke
fair.
'Uluak,i ne 'ikai keu hu au ki loto, ka ko hoku tautea koe mahina 'e 8
home detention pe. Ua ne 'ikai ha'aku personal gain. Tolu ko 'eku toki
fuofua faihia, pehe 'e Sione koia ia fele 'ene ngaah case 'a'ana
kimu'a, Fa koe fanau moe hoa pehe ki hoku family circumstances is so
harsh on us in comparison to his case.
Kaikehe nene toki mahino'i he'ema talanoa, 'oku kehekehe 'ema case
koe'uhi he na'aku lea au he faihala 'ae pule'anga and as a result mine
was bit harsher. Ko 'eku case was hide from public, his case was up on
the air etc. Kaikehe na'a ne pehe keu ta mu'a ki he'ene loea kene
fakahoaange 'ema case, pea ka ne sio 'e lava hano faka'ilo 'ae
minisitaa peau fai ia...................
Koe ki'i konga ia 'ae ngaahi fale'i 'ae tangata ni kiate au .....ka
'oku fai e fifili lahi.....dilemma pe koe ha koaa e me'a ke
fai............... tau hanga atu pe koe ha 'ae fokotu'utu'u 'ae 'Eiki
ki he me'a ni.
Koe case eni 'a Tu'imana kia kimoutolu koia 'oku mou fielau, ha atu
koia 'i lalo
'Ofa atu,
J
...............................................................................................................................................................
IRD fraud lands consultant in jail
0 Comments | Manawatu Standard; Palmerston North, New Zealand, Sep 28,
2005 | by EAMES, David
A
PALMERSTON North immigration consultant who stole the identities of
more than 30 clients in a scam that defrauded Inland Revenue of more
than $350,000 was yesterday sentenced to 45 months in prison.
Sione Peau Tuimana, a 37-year-old Tongan with New Zealand residency,
appeared in Palmerston North District Court for sentence on 65 charges
of using a document with intent to defraud.
His eight-year scam resulted in losses totalling $365,000 to the
department between 1996 and 2004. Tuimana pleaded guilty before trial
to the charges, which were committed in Palmerston North and Manukau,
South Auckland.
He went to court facing a potential maximum prison term of seven
years.
Tuimana used his clients' IRD numbers without their knowledge to claim
rebates and family assistance to which they were not entitled, the
court was told.
He helped clients with applications for tourist visas, residency
permits and other immigration-related matters, both in New Zealand and
Tonga.
His work gave him access to clients' birth certificates and family
details, which he used to file forged rebate claim forms, income tax
returns and family assistance claims with Inland Revenue.
IRD senior manager Richard Philp, speaking from Auckland, told the
Manawatu Standard an investigation was launched in to Tuimana after
the department noticed "some suspicious rebate claims".
"In his role as a consultant for immigration purposes, people gave him
fairly broad range of personal information. Armed with that, he used
it for entirely different purposes," he said.
Those "purposes" involved using clients' details to have money paid in
to his own account.
Though no order for reparation was made by Judge Nevin Dawson, Tuimana
could receive a bill for unpaid taxes on the $365,000, Mr Philp said.
"Technically, the $365,000 was income . . . he could receive a tax
bill. We will work through the implications of that."
Tuimana's offending had tarnished the reputations of his victims, and
technically left them open to IRD action. But Mr Philp said the
department would take steps to ensure they were not persecuted for
Tuimana's crimes.
Though Tuimana's offending was not the most serious he had seen, Mr
Philp said the breach of trust and amount of money stolen qualified
the theft as "a fairly significant offence."
He did not know if Tuimana would face deportation at the completion of
his sentence.
IRD's Manukau Service Centre manager Loraine Elliot yesterday
described Tuimana's prison term as "a strong reminder that the courts
take this type of offending seriously".
"People who deliberately flout the law are a small minority.
"(But) we continue to take a firm approach with this group in fairness
to the majority who do the right thing."
Manawatu Standard, Copyright of Fairfax New Zealand Limited 2005, All
rights reserved.
Provided by ProQuest Information and Learning Company. All rights
Reserved.
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