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owner turned international fugitive has been sentenced to four years and seven months in prison after stealing millions of dollars accidentally deposited into his bank account. Hui "Leo" Gao, dubbed the "accidental millionaire," sparked a global manhunt after fleeing New Zealand with his girlfriend Kara Hurring in April 2009.Hurring was sentenced to nine months' home detention for her part in the heist, according to CNN affiliate TV NZ. The 33-year-old was also ordered to pay back $9,615 (NZ$11,830) at the rate of $60 (NZ$75) a week, the broadcaster said.Gao's journey from the forecourt to fugitive began in April 2009 when Australian bank Westpac accidentally gave him access to $7 million (NZ$10 million).Gao had applied for overdraft financing for the gas station he co-owned with his mother in Rotorua, New Zealand, court documents said.The bank approved his
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Make It Digital Taster Nature Local Menu Search the BBC Search the BBC Search the BBC BBC News News navigation Sections Find local news Home UK World selected Business Politics Tech Science Health Education Entertainment & Arts Video & Audio Magazine In Pictures Also http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-19364838 in the News Special Reports Explainers The Reporters Have Your Say Disability Asia selected China India Asia Asia New Zealand 'accidental millionaire' jailed 24 August 2012 From the section Asia Share Share this with Email Share this with http://www.smh.com.au/business/10-million-westpac-blunder-exgirlfriend-denies-knowledge-of-bank-error-20120515-1yo5d.html Email Facebook Share this with Facebook Messenger Share this with Messenger Messenger Share this with Messenger Twitter Share this with Twitter Pinterest Share this with Pinterest WhatsApp Share this with WhatsApp Linkedin Share this with Linkedin Copy this link bank accidentally http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-19364838 Read more about sharing. Close share panel × Image caption The bank had mistakenly deposited millions of dollars into Mr Gao's account A New Zealand man who fled to China after millions of dollars were accidentally put in his bank account has been jailed for four years and seven months.Hui "Leo" Gao left for China in 2009 after Westpac Bank mistakenly gave him a NZ$10m ($7.5m; £4.65m) overdraft.His former girlfriend, Kara Hurring, received nine months' home detention.The bank accidentally deposits pair, dubbed the "accidental millionaires", were sentenced at a court in Rotorua.The trial ended a saga that has grabbed international attention. They were caught last year after being on the run for more than two years.Gao, 31, pleaded guilty to seven charges of theft totalling NZ$6.7m in June. He was arrested and extradited from Hong Kong in December. He said in court that he would not be able to pay back the money, New Zealand media reported.Hurring, 33, was found guilty of money laundering, attempted fraud and theft in May. She was arrested after returning to New Zealand in February 2011 and convicted in a Rotorua court after a four-day trial.She pleaded not guilty, saying Gao had told her he won the lottery. She was also ordered to pay reparations of about NZ$11,800 to the bank.Westpac did not comment on the sentencing. Reports said the bank has recovered NZ$2.9m but is still seeking NZ$3.79m. On the runIn 2009, Gao had asked the bank for a NZ$100,000 overdraft to help support his struggling garage. The bank found out about the error days after transferring the millions into Gao's business account.But by then, police said, the couple had transferred more than half of the money into other accounts and then fled to Hong Kong.They allegedly went on a gambling spree in Macau and southern China last year.The couple are reported to have se
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