SFO names group charged for alleged mortgage fraud

The allegations involve an Auckland resident and associates and around 76 properties in Hamilton and Auckland

SFO names group charged for alleged mortgage fraud
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has has lifted name suppression for a group charged for alleged mortgage frauds.

The allegations involve an Auckland resident and associates and around 76 properties in Hamilton and Auckland.

The SFO laid charges in September 2016 with all defendants pleading not guilty.

The charges all relate to the allegations of loans obtained totalling in excess of $50 million. The defendants are alleged to have provided false information or documents, or withheld information from either the BNZ or ANZ to obtain loans to purchase properties in either Auckland or Hamilton.

Kang (Thomas) Huang (aka Gang Wang) has been charged with individual and representative charges of ‘Dishonestly taking or using a document’, ‘Obtaining by deception’ and one charge of ‘Gifts to agent without consent’.

His wife, Yan (Jenny) Zhang (aka Kang Xu) faces individual charges of ‘Obtaining by deception’.

Lawyer, Gang (Richard) Chen is facing one representative charge of ‘Gifts to agent without consent’ and individual and representative charges of ‘Obtaining by deception’.

Former bank employee, Zongliang (Charly) Jiang is facing one representative charge of ‘Acceptance of gifts by agent’ and individual charges of ‘Obtaining by deception’.

The defendants will appear in the Auckland High Court later this year with a trial to commence on 26 February 2018.