Fraudster's vineyard sold, but receivers got nothing

Fraudster's vineyard sold, but receivers got nothing
Colin Rath is serving a prison sentence over fraudulent GST returns. (Image: Supplied)
Riley Kennedy
The receivers of convicted fraudster Colin Rath’s company are “considering their options” after not receiving any proceeds from the mortgagee sale of his North Canterbury vineyard.Rath is currently serving a three-year, seven-month jail sentence for tax fraud in relation to $1.5 million in fraudulent GST returns.After arriving in New Zealand in 2016 on an entrepreneur residency visa, he was given permission by the Overseas Investment Office in 2018 to buy a 28-hectare North Canterbury vineyard called Fiddler’s Green.&nbs...

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