Fake accounting, false invoices and kickbacks outlined in Vector case

Fake accounting, false invoices and kickbacks outlined in Vector case
Vector claims it was ripped off by a subcontractor. (Image: supplied)
Victoria Young
A witness in Vector's private fraud prosecution has told the court of false accounting, fake invoices and kickbacks in the construction sector case.A criminal trial is underway before Justice Pheroze Jagose, as the lines company alleges fraud by a construction company.BusinessDesk cannot name the construction company due to name suppression orders. The company is in liquidation and is not defending the case.On Friday, in the high court at Auckland, a witness who had worked for the construction company detailed the ways in which he thought t...

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