Former lawyer pleads guilty to $375,000 fraud

Former lawyer pleads guilty to $375,000 fraud
The lawyer pleaded guilty in court. (Image: Supplied)
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This story was written using AI and overseen by staff reporters as part of a trial. A former Bay of Plenty lawyer, Paulette Main, has pleaded guilty to fraudulently claiming nearly $375,000 from a legal support scheme funded by the Ministry of Justice.Main appeared in the Tauranga District Court and admitted to one representative charge of obtaining by deception and one representative charge of obstructing the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) investigation.She submitted over 1,200 false claims to the Ministry of Justice’s Family Legal Advi...