Forex Broker Maher Pleads Guilty to Fraud

Forex Broker Maher Pleads Guilty to Fraud
Forex Broker Maher Pleads Guilty to Fraud

A foreign exchange broker who used forged documents to disguise his company’s financial status has pleaded guilty to fraud.

Russell Maher (52) pleaded guilty today at the Auckland District Court to 47 charges of ‘Using forged documents’ brought by the Serious Fraud Office. The charges relate to Forex Brokers Limited (FBL), through which the defendant provided foreign exchange services.

Mr Maher provided clients with forged documents that deliberately misrepresented the status of the transactions he was meant to carry out. He used forged documents to disguise that FBL was in financial difficulty.

The Acting Director of the SFO, Rajesh Chhana, said, “Mr Maher risked client funds and New Zealand’s reputation as a safe place to do business through his arrogant and, ultimately, criminal actions. He used his clients’ money to maintain the façade of a successful business. Significant losses to client funds could have been avoided if Mr Maher had behaved honestly and accepted that his business had failed.” 

Mr Maher was remanded on bail for sentencing at the Auckland District Court on 30 September.

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