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Mother of six gets home detention for $190,000 tax fraud

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Mother of six gets home detention for $190,000 tax fraud

An Auckland mother of six has been sentenced to eight months of home detention for claiming $190,000 in Working for Families tax credits she wasn't entitled to.

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