The Serious Fraud Office is filing criminal charges against four people in relation to donations to the National Party. "The Serious Fraud Office filed criminal charges today against four people in relation to donations paid into a National Party electorate bank account," the statement said. The complaint against the National Party and its leader Simon Bridges was referred to the Serious Fraud Office by the police in March of last year. SUPPLIED The Serious Fraud Office has been looking at the case since March of 2019. He told media last March that the complaint was a matter for the National Party and he expected it to cooperate.

Source: Stuff January 29, 2020 02:03 UTC