Home Invasion in Epsom Tied to MBI International Ponzi-Scheme Victim
Two men involved in a terrifying late-night home invasion in an affluent Auckland suburb say they were hired by a victim of the collapsed MBI International Holdings Ponzi-scheme to retrieve up to NZ$2 million. The court heard a four-man team broke into the five-million-dollar Epsom mansion, wearing masks and carrying crowbars.
Compulsory Treatment Order Issued After Threats to Jacinda Ardern & Auckland Synagogue
An Auckland man with a long-standing schizo-affective disorder and entrenched delusions was placed under a compulsory in-patient treatment order, after the court found his release from psychiatric care led to a series of threatening emails — including ones addressed to then-Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and an Auckland synagogue.
Judge Ryan found the mental-health system had failed him and endorsed a treatment strategy rather than a harsher special patient order.