Integrity and Enforcement Team

The Insolvency and Trustee Service administers the Insolvency Act 2006 (the Act) including breaches of the Act. The Integrity and Enforcement Team will investigate complaints under the Act and take action where appropriate but is not required to act on every complaint it receives.

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Conviction results

View recent convictions obtained by the Insolvency and Trustee Service. Convictions are sorted by sentencing date.

Name	Convicted under	Sentence date
KIRIMAUA, Alefaio	Convicted under: Section 433 (1) (a) of the Insolvency Act 2006 on 1 charge of failing to file a Statement of Affairs with the Official Assignee. Convicted and discharged on 29 January 2026, following the filing of his Statement of Affairs.	29 January 2026

Name	Convicted under	Sentence date
DREVER, Aaron Carl	1. Convicted under: Section 436 (1)(b) and section 437(a) of Insolvency Act 2006 on 2 charges for managing businesses without the consent of the Official Assignee. Section 433A(a) and section 435 of Insolvency Act 2006 on 3 charges for obtaining credit of $1,000.00 or more without informing the creditor he was an undischarged bankrupt. Section 67 and section 433(1)(a) of Insolvency Act 2006 on 1 charge of failing to file a Statement of Affairs with the Official Assignee. Convicted on 21 June 2024. Sentenced on 12 March 2025 to 1 year and 3 months imprisonment. 2. Additionally convicted under: Section 420(2)(a) and section 428 of Insolvency Act 2006 on 1 charge for concealing property to the value of $500.00 or more from the Official Assignee (representative). Section 440 of Insolvency Act 2006 on 3 charges for wilfully misleading the Official Assignee. Convicted on additional charges on 28 July 2025. Sentenced on 6 October 2025 to a further 8 months imprisonment, to be served cumulatively. Total end sentence of 23 months imprisonment on all charges.	1. 12 March 2025 and 2. 6 October 2025
DAVIES, Melisa Jayne	Section 436 (1) (b) of Insolvency Act 2006 on 2 charges for managing businesses without consent of the Official Assignee. Section 420 (2) (a) of Insolvency Act 2006 on 2 charges of concealing property. Convicted and sentenced on 8 July 2025 to 4 months Community Detention and 12 months intensive supervision.	8 July 2025
ALI, Hasim	Sections 420 (2) (a) and 428 of Insolvency Act 2006 on 1 charge for concealing property. Convicted on 11 December 2024 and sentenced on 6 March 2025 to 5½ months home detention and 150 hours community work.	6 March 2025

Name	Convicted under	Sentence date
SHARP, William Richard	Section 436 (1) (b) of Insolvency Act 2006 on 1 charge for Managing a Business without Consent of the Official Assignee. Convicted on 6 November 2024 and sentenced to 100 hours Community Service and ordered to pay reparation of $8,017.	6 November 2024
KERR, Mitchell Paul	Section 419 (2) of Insolvency Act 2006 on one charge for Materially contributing to or increasing the extent of insolvency through Gambling. Section 436 (1) (b) of Insolvency Act 2006 on one charge for Managing a Business without Consent of the Official Assignee. Section 440(1) (b) of Insolvency Act 2006 on one charge for Failing to Answer Questions of the Official Assignee. Convicted on 7 September 2023. Sentenced to 5 months home detention.	24 April 2024
DOBSON, Luke Graham	Sections 274 (2) and 373 (3) of Companies Act 1993 on 1 charge for Failing to Deliver Property to the Official Assignee. Section 436 (1) (b) of Insolvency Act 2006 on 1 charge for Managing a Business without Consent of the Official Assignee. Section 440 of Insolvency Act 2006 on 1 charge for Failing to Answer Questions of the Official Assignee. Convicted on 5 October 2023 for offences against the Companies Act 1993 and Insolvency Act 2006. Sentenced to 100 hours community service.	18 January 2024

Name	Convicted under	Sentence date
WALKER, Sarena	Section 436 (1) (a) of Insolvency Act 2006 on 1 charge for Failing to inform the Official Assignee in a change of Personal Information. Section 433 (1) (f) of the Insolvency Act 2006 on 1 charge of Attempting to Leave New Zealand without consent of the Official Assignee. Section 420 (2) (a) of the Insolvency Act on 2 charges of Concealing Assets from the Official Assignee. Convicted on 13 April 2023 for offences against the Insolvency Act 2006. Convicted and sentenced on 20 October 2023 to 6 ½ years imprisonment (in conjunction with charges from another government agency).	20 October 2023
MAAN, Vikkram	Section 436 (1) (b) of Insolvency Act 2006 on 1 charge for Managing a Business without Consent of the Official Assignee. Convicted on 21 February 2021 for offences against the Insolvency Act 2006. Convicted and sentenced on 15 September 2023 to 6 months Home Detention and ordered to pay $24,200 reparation.	15 September 2023
TALANOA, Sitiveni	Section 433 (1) (a) of the Insolvency Act 2006 on 1 charge of Failing to file a Statement of Affairs with the Official Assignee. Convicted and sentenced on 15 September 2023 and convicted and discharged.	15 September 2023
STEVENS, Dion Lee	Section 436 (1) (a) of the Insolvency Act 2006 on 1 charge of being an undischarged bankrupt, acting as the director of a company. Section 436 (1) (b) of the Insolvency Act 2006 on 2 charges of taking part in the management or control of a business without consent of the Official Assignee. Section 422 (b) of the Insolvency Act 2006 on 1 charge of making a false entry in a document in relation to the bankrupt’s property, conduct or dealings. Convicted on 9 June 2023 and sentenced on 17 August 2023 to 5 months’ home detention and ordered to pay reparation of $15,200.50.	17 August 2023
HUDSON, Anthony David	Section 420 and 428 of Insolvency Act 2006 on 1 charge for Concealing Assets from the Official Assignee. Section 433 (1) (b) of Insolvency Act 2006 on 1 charge for Failing to File a Statement of Affairs. Section 433A of the Insolvency Act 2006 on 1 charge of Obtaining Credit whilst Bankrupt. Section 436 (1) (b) of Insolvency Act 2006 on 2 charges for Managing a business without consent of the Official Assignee. Section 440 (1) (b) of the Insolvency Act 2006 on 1 charge of Misleading the Official Assignee. Section 433 (1) (f) of the Insolvency Act 2006 on 1 charge of Travelling without consent of the Official Assignee. Convicted on 8 November 2022 and sentenced on 20 June 2023 to 11 months home detention and ordered to pay $265,910 reparation. 6 months post detention conditions also apply involving restrictions in being involved in any business, involved in the handling of money or transactions, not to provide any financial or business advice unless prior approval of a Probation Officer.	20 June 2023

Name	Convicted under	Sentence date
HEENI, Aroha	Section 433 (1) (a) of the Insolvency Act 2006 on 1 charge of Failing to file a Statement of Affairs with the Official Assignee. Convicted and sentenced on 19 October 2022 to 100 hours of Community Service.	19 October 2022
SHARP, William	Section 433 (1) (a) of the Insolvency Act 2006 on 1 charge of Failing to file a Statement of Affairs with the Official Assignee. Convicted on 27 July 2022 for offences against the Insolvency Act 2006. Sentenced on 7 October 2022 to 60 hours of Community Service.	7 October 2022
LE ROY, Michael Benny	Section 436 (1) (b) of the Insolvency Act 2006 on 3 charges of taking part in the management or control of a business whilst bankrupt without the consent of the Official Assignee. Peter George BENDEN was convicted for aiding and abetting LE ROY in respect of one of these charges. Section 440 (1) (b) of the Insolvency Act 2006 on 1 charge of wilfully misleading the Assignee or person concerned in the administration of the Insolvency Act. Section 257 (1) (b) of the Crimes Act 1961 on five charges of using a forged document. LE ROY was convicted and sentenced on 8 August 2022 to 3 years imprisonment. BENDEN was convicted and sentenced on 17 September 2021 to 155 hours of community work.
TANGATA, Tikivano	Section 433 (1) (a) of the Insolvency Act 2006 on 1 charge of Failing to file a Statement of Affairs with the Official Assignee. Convicted on 19 May 2022 for offences against the Insolvency Act 2006. Sentenced on 4 August 2022 to 60 hours of Community Service.	4 August 2022
CASEY, Michael Adam	Section 436 (1) (b) of Insolvency Act 2006 on 1 charge for Managing a Business without Consent of the Official Assignee. Section 433 (1) (a) of the Insolvency Act 2006 on 1 charge of Failing to file a Statement of Affairs with the Official Assignee. Convicted on 19 May 2022 for offences against the Insolvency Act 2006. Sentenced on 11 July 2022 to 150 hours of Community Service.	11 July 2022
LAL, Sanjesh	Section 436 (1) (b) on 1 charge of Managing a Business without Consent Section 420 on 1 charge of Concealing Assets from the Official Assignee Convicted on 22 February 2022 and sentenced on 31 March 2022 to 5 months home detention and 6 months supervision post home detention.	31 March 2022

Name	Convicted under	Sentence date
WALLACE, Andrew John	Section 420 (2) (a) of the Insolvency Act 2006 on two charges of concealing assets from the Official Assignee. Section 440 (1) (b) of the Insolvency Act 2006 on two charges of Misleading the Official Assignee. Section 108 (1) and 109 (1) of the Crimes Act 1961 on one charge of Perjury. Convicted on 18 February 2021 and sentenced on 3 May 2021 to 6 months Community Detention and 160 hours Community Service.	3 May 2021
HUSSAIN, Saiyad Ramzan	Section 436 (1) (b) of Insolvency Act 2006 on one charge for Managing a Business without Consent of the Official Assignee. Section 440 (1) (b) of the Insolvency Act 2006 on one charge of Attempting to Mislead the Official Assignee. Section 433 (1) (f) (i) on one charge of Travels with consent of the Official Assignee Convicted on 21 February 2021 for offences against the Insolvency Act 2006 and sentenced on 23 April 2021 to 3 months Community Detention and 9 months supervision.	23 April 2021
RYAN, Gerard Peter	Section 433 (1) (a) of the Insolvency Act 2006 on one charge of Failing to file a Statement of Affairs. Section 433 (1) (f) (i) on two charges of leaving New Zealand temporarily whilst bankrupt without consent of the Official Assignee Convicted on 11 February 2021 and sentenced on 25 March 2021 to 180 hours community service.	25 March 2021