奥克兰男子因欺诈性地索要COVID救济基金23 600美元而被判处6个月徒刑。 Auckland man sentenced to 6 months for fraudulently claiming $23,600 in COVID relief funds.

An Okland man, Vaibhav Kaushik, 被判处6个月的社区拘留,罪名是欺诈性地要求为小企业提供COVID-19救济基金23 600美元。 An Auckland man, Vaibhav Kaushik, was sentenced to six months of community detention for fraudulently claiming $23,600 in COVID-19 relief funds intended for small businesses. Kaushik在七年前离开新西兰后,以另一个人的名字提出申请。 Kaushik applied under a different person's name who had left New Zealand seven years prior. 他用这笔资金用于个人物品和赌博。 He used the funds for personal items and gambling. 法院在未定罪的情况下驳回了他要求解职的请求,指出欺诈是贪婪所驱使的。 The court rejected his request for a discharge without conviction, noting the fraud was driven by greed. 他被命令在2025年4月1日前支付全额赔偿。 He is ordered to pay full reparation by April 1, 2025.