A professional Auckland businessman has been found guilty of money laundering after he opened a Westpac account, received nearly $2 million from two scam victims, then funnelled their life savings overseas. Lead defence counsel Matthew Goodwin said his client was “foolish” rather than reckless. Read full article here.
Not Guilty at Judge Alone Trial- Receiving property over $1000
After two years in the court system, the client was found not guilty at a judge-alone trial. Spencer successfully argued that there was reasonable doubt about whether the client had been reckless in receiving the stolen property.
