Fugitive Simon Turnbull pleads guilty to mortgage fraud

Fugitive Simon Turnbull pleads guilty to mortgage fraud
Edwin Mitson
By Edwin Mitson Oct. 27 (BusinessDesk) - Simon Lawrence Wood Turnbull, who fled the country facing mortgage fraud charges, has pleaded guilty to 16 charges under the Crimes Act at Auckland District Court.  Turnbull was involved in a scheme whereby false loan applications were submitted to a funds management company to enable the purchase of 16 properties in and around New Zealand's largest city between September 2006 and August 2007, the Serious Fraud Office said in a statement.  Property developer Malcolm Mayer was sentenced to six ye...