An Auckland concrete con artist who ripped off customers and operated a business for years while bankrupt has been jailed.
Gordon Paul Bayne was sentenced at the Auckland District Court on Wednesday to two years and six months in jail, after pleading guilty to three charges under the Insolvency Act 2006.
Judge Evangelos Thomas said the most serious of the charges was managing a concreting business while bankrupt, through which he concealed $650,000, along with concealing property from the Official Assignee (OA) and misleading the OA.
According to the summary of facts, Bayne declared bankruptcy on February 4, 2016 – his fourth time. He was in debt in the order of $200,000 to $300,000.
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