11
submitted 1 year ago by SamC@lemmy.nz to c/newzealand@lemmy.nz
all 6 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[-] rimu@lemmy.nz 6 points 1 year ago

Misleading headline.

Maximum penalties are only used for the worst possible cases. As far as "fraud" goes, this seems super tame.

[-] kiwifoxtrot@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

This seems relatively harmless vs the spam emails that attempt to steal account info. Hopefully she gets off with a minor sentence at most.

[-] gibberish_driftwood@lemmy.nz 4 points 1 year ago

I reads as if it was targeted and a genuine intent to confuse and be disruptive, even with the odd text at the end, but I agree it seems really minor. Especially as there don't appear to have been significant consequences as soon as organisers realised he letter was out there and issued a correction.

It's interesting the Police even considered this enough in the public interest to be investigating 7 months later, and then to prosecute at all, which makes me wonder if there's more to this. Theoretically a judge could still choose to discharge her without conviction.

this post was submitted on 15 Jun 2023
11 points (100.0% liked)

Aotearoa / New Zealand

1648 readers
26 users here now

Kia ora and welcome to !newzealand, a place to share and discuss anything about Aotearoa in general

Rules:

FAQ ~ NZ Community List ~ Join Matrix chatroom

 

Banner image by Bernard Spragg

Got an idea for next month's banner?

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS