Paulette Main Sentenced for Defrauding Legal Support Scheme

A lawyer, Paulette Main, was sentenced to three years in prison for fraudulently claiming nearly $375,000 from a legal support scheme by altering her client’s names, spellings, and personal details. Following her sentencing at the Tauranga District Court, her lawyer sought bail to appeal the decision, but Judge Melinda Mason denied the request, emphasizing the need for Main to begin her sentence.

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