RESEND: SFO charges four men over pokies fraud

(Fixes typo in headline)
By Paul McBeth
Feb. 2 (BusinessDesk) - The Serious Fraud Office has charged four men, including former Harness Racing New Zealand chairman Pat O'Brien, over an alleged multi-million gaming machine fraud after a multi-agency investigation.
O'Brien, Michael O'Brien, Paul Max and a fourth man with interim name suppression appeared in the Wellington District Court, facing charges of obtaining by deception, the Department of Internal Affairs said in a statement. DIA was one of the organisations involved the investig...
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