Another defendant named in SFO mortgage and investment fraud case

Christopher Peters has been charged with 23 counts of obtaining credit of $7.3 million by deception (14 as principal offender). He has also been charged with six counts of attempting to obtain a further $2.9 million by deception (all as principal offender), and four counts of obtaining property by deception (two as principal).

In March 2024, the District Court at North Shore declined to grant name suppression to Christopher Peters, and in May 2024, the High Court at Auckland dismissed an appeal of that decision.

SFO Director Karen Chang says, “This latest development is another important step in our ongoing work to successfully prosecute this complicated mortgage and investment fraud case.

“When tackling serious offending on this scale we believe it is in the public interest to ensure the principle of open justice is applied and case details are made available.”