Former National candidate Jake Bezzant sued for alleged fraud

Former National candidate Jake Bezzant sued for alleged fraud
Jake Bezzant resigned as an Invisible Urban director in 2021 after allegations made against him by an ex-girlfriend but he was reappointed as a director last December. (Image: Supplied))
John Anthony
Former National Party candidate Jake Bezzant and his New Zealand business partners are being sued by a US investor over an alleged fraudulent scheme to solicit a US$50,000 (NZ$86,000) investment in a company represented as an EV charging business.Georgia resident John Stapleton filed a civil action for securities fraud and related claims against NZ company Invisible Urban Charging and its directors, Bezzant, Nigel Broomhall, Leigh Morrow, and Eileen Murray, among others, on Wednesday (NZ time).“Defendants engaged in a scheme to defraud Mr...

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