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Disputes Tribunal orders woman to pay $10,000 over false insurance claims

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  • New Zealand’s Disputes Tribunal ordered Irene to repay $10,000 in insurance payouts after finding her claims fraudulent.
  • She initially confessed that the claim was fake, then said the admission was false and blamed an investigator’s intimidating manner.
  • The tribunal adjudicator called the case unusual because she had confessed to something she later said she had not done.

A woman who admitted that her insurance claim was fake later withdrew that admission, saying an investigator had intimidated her because he sounded like her former husband.

The Disputes Tribunal nevertheless ordered Irene to repay $10,000 in insurance payouts after finding that the claims were fraudulent. She argued that the investigator’s voice made her feel intimidated, scared and confused, prompting her to change her account during the investigation.

The tribunal adjudicator described the case as unusual, saying: “It is an unusual action to confess to something you haven’t done.”

It is an unusual action to confess to something you haven’t done.

· Disputes Tribunal adjudicatorThe adjudicator characterized the woman’s claim that her confession was false.
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