News | Lower South Island
29 Jan 2026 16:36
| outlook hotmail | yahoo mail | gmail | news | weather | finance | shopping | about nzcity | Search |
NZCity News
NZCity CalculatorReturn to NZCity
SEARCH 

  • Start Page
  • Personalise
    •    News
  • Sport
  • Weather
  • Finance
  • Shopping
  • Jobs
  • Horoscopes
  • Lotto Results
  • Photo Gallery
  • Site Gallery
  • TVNow
  • Dating
  • SearchNZ
  • NZSearch
  • Crime.co.nz
  • RugbyLeague
  • Make Home
  • About NZCity
  • Contact NZCity
  • Your Privacy
  • Advertising
  • Login
  • Join for Free

    •
      Home > News > National > Lower South Island

    A Balclutha livestock agent has been sentenced to 12 months home detention for fraud

    A Balclutha livestock agent has been sentenced to 12 months home detention for fraud


    John Francis Williams has been sentenced in the Dunedin High Court today on charges brought about by the Serious Fraud Office.

    He's pleaded guilty to charges of false accounting, obtaining by deception and causing loss by deception.

    Williams was employed by Rural Livestock Limited - the largest privately-owned livestock and station company in the South Island.

    Rural Livestock has suffered approximately $1.3 million in losses as the direct result of his offending.

    © 2026 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

     Other Lower South Island News
     29 Jan: Plans to future-proof Queenstown's power supply - include a new transmission line from Cromwell
     27 Jan: Sexual assault charges have been dropped against former University of Otago pro-chancellor Bruce Aitken
     26 Jan: Emergency services are cleaning up human waste spilled out of a rolled truckload of portaloos on State Highway 1, north of Timaru - but it's not as bad as first announced
     24 Jan: Southland rider Josh Burnett has banked his third career win in cycling's Tour of Southland, finishing safely in the peloton to take the overall title by 10 seconds from Cambridge's Matthew Wilson
     24 Jan: Heavy rain and probably the strongest winds seen this week on the Tour of Southland are making the final stage even more gruelling
     23 Jan: Police want to hear from anyone who may have seen a 62-year-old man reported missing from the Invercargill area - last seen two weeks ago
     22 Jan: Dan Morton has held off a storming peloton to win stage five of cycling's Tour of Southland
     Top Stories

    RUGBY RUGBY
    Ireland's Auckland-born midfielder Bundee Aki will sit out half of Ireland's Six Nations rugby campaign over referee abuse More...

    BUSINESS BUSINESS
    New Zealand export values have been surging More...


     Today's News

    		 Tennis:
    Kiwi squash player Paul Coll is 2-1 up as he tries to book a spot in the Tournament of Champions final against world number one Mostafa Asal 16:17

     National:
    How ordinary neighbourhoods became battlegrounds in the politics of ‘broken Britain’ 16:07

     Soccer:
    Malaysian football executives resign over player naturalisation scandal 16:07

     Entertainment:
    Prince Harry has hit out at Donald Trump's comments about British soldiers in Afghanistan 16:01

     International:
    How to see more ABC News stories in Google Search 15:47

     International:
    How the Trump administration plans to control Venezuela's oil money 15:37

     Entertainment:
    Katie Price has got engaged for the ninth time 15:31

     Politics:
    The Greens aren't happy with New Zealand First's stance on the India-New Zealand Free Trade agreement 15:27

     Entertainment:
    Rose Byrne plans to name her bearded dragon in honour of her Oscar nomination 15:01

     Rugby League:
    The Australian basketball league's game review panel is to investigate 10 players and coaches following the brawl between Adelaide and Brisbane last night 14:57

     News Search




    Power Search

    © 2026 New Zealand City Ltd