Judge Rob Ronayne said Bader then "sat back and let the benefit accrue". Bader also put in place a "sophisticated business set-up" which Judge Ronayne said was "carefully designed and operated to fool both the IRD and [Housing New Zealand]." Judge Ronayne said Bader's offending only came to light after a Housing New Zealand employee read a media report that the liquor shop owner was exploiting his workers. Judge Ronayne set a starting point of 18 months in prison with small discounts given for having no prior convictions and his lack of family support. He sentenced Bader to five months imprisonment for the first dishonesty charge and ten months for the second, to be served cumulatively.

Source: New Zealand Herald November 17, 2016 03:41 UTC