Salters’ boss 'not entirely truthful', cops claim

Salters’ boss 'not entirely truthful', cops claim
Ron Salter said he's been trying to sell his business and can't because of police freezing orders.
Victoria Young
Businessman Ron Salter gave evidence which suited his own case and hasn’t been “entirely truthful,” police claimed in a court fight to keep the businessman’s assets frozen.Salters Cartage has been fighting police in the high court at Auckland to get an undertaking for police to pay reparation if their proceeds of crime case against the company and its founder fails.Salter, who owns hazardous recycling disposal business Salters Cartage, served home detention and paid about $400,000 in fines and reparations after 24-year-o...

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