Colin Smith
Philip James Whitley, now Philip Dale, in the Nelson District Court during his 2010 fraud trial. He was found guilty and sentenced to five years and three months’ imprisonment.
A convicted conman who orchestrated a multi million-dollar fraud changed his name and took thousands of dollars from tiny house clients before putting the company into voluntary liquidation.
Philip James Whitley, now known as Philip James Dale, was shareholder of Duro while his wife was director. The company was launched last year to build tiny houses and trailers to carry them.
Tiny houses have beco…
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