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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 Home Video World selected UK Business Tech hui "leo" gao Science Magazine Entertainment & Arts Health World News TV In Pictures Also kara hurring in the News Special Reports Explainers The Reporters Have Your Say Asia selected China India Asia Asia New Zealand leo gao and kara hurring 'accidental millionaire' jailed 24 August 2012 From the section Asia Share Share this with Email Share this with Email Facebook Share this with Facebook Messenger Share this with Messenger Messenger Share bank accidentally deposits money 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 http://www.bbc.com/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
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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 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 s
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Bank Accidentally Deposits A Ton Of Money
a bank error gave him £3.4mDubbed the 'accidental millionaire'Along with girlfriend Kara Hurring, he if the bank makes a mistake can i keep the money fled from New Zealand to Hong KongAn international manhunt was done to find themGao was jailed for four years and accidental millionaire seven months todayHurring was sentenced to nine months home detention for her lesser role in the crime By Alex Ward Published: 17:08 GMT, 24 August 2012 | Updated: 17:08 GMT, 24 August 2012 7 View http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-19364838 comments A petrol station owner has been sentenced to four years and seven months in jail after going on the run when a bank error mistakenly transferred £3.4 million into his account.Dubbed the ‘accidental millionaire’, Hui ‘Leo’ Gao, 32, triggered an international manhunt after he fled New Zealand with his girlfriend Kara Hurring, transferring the mistaken money into overseas bank accounts and spending it abroad.Hurring, 33, was sentenced to http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2193145/Accidental-millionaire-given-3-4m-bank-error-caught-international-fugitive.html nine months of home detention for her role in the crime which was ‘significantly less’ and because she needed to look after the couple’s two children. 'Accidental millionaire': Hui 'Leo' Gao went on the run after transferring £3.4 million into overseas bank accounts when a bank error gave him access to the money Gao’s lawyer Ron Mansfield said his client could not resist the temptation of such a large amount of money.He said: ‘Your Honour, some say the greatest temptation was faced by Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden but these are modern times for a man trying to keep the doors of his small business open, $10 million (£5.13 million) placed in his bank account was a very great temptation.’ RELATED ARTICLES Previous 1 2 Next Now banks face probe into the millions lost by slip of a finger in online transfers 'My £7,000 just vanished': How a slip of a finger could cost your life savings Increasing numbers committing mortgage fraud by lying about their finances as lenders get tough Share this article Share Mr Mansfield also said his client had no premeditation and had not used any fraudulent means to steal the money.The offence started when Australian bank Westpac accidenta
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the UK edition switch to the US edition switch to the AU edition International switch to the UK edition switch to the US edition switch to the Australia edition The Guardian home › world europe US americas asia australia africa middle east cities development home UK world selected sport football opinion culture business lifestyle fashion environment tech travel browse all sections close New Zealand New Zealand couple flee after finding £4m in their bank account • Pair flee Bay of Plenty with massive overpayment • Interpol fears they may be in China or South Korea The pair fled the Bay of Plenty, which attracts tourists with its scenery, geysers and mud pools. Photograph: Chris McLennan/Alamy Justin McCurry Thursday 21 May 2009 20.44 BST Last modified on Monday 28 December 2009 14.54 GMT Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via Email Share on LinkedIn Share on Google+ Share on WhatsApp Share on Messenger This article is 7 years old The following correction was printed in the Guardian's Corrections and clarifications column, Saturday 23 May 2009. This article and picture described Rotorua as a tourist city on New Zealand's north island "overlooking ... the Bay of Plenty". Rotorua may lie in the Bay of Plenty area, but is 30 miles inland and does not overlook the coast. The bay area our photo showed is near the city of Tauranga, where contrary to the caption geysers are little seen. It might be time to end our cynicism towards cheery slogans peddled by the world's commercial banks. A couple from New Zealand, for example, now have every reason to believe their local bank's motto: making the most of life. The pair, named in media reports as Leo Gao and Cara Young, could hardly believe their luck when they checked their account at Westpac bank on 5 May, hoping to find their request for a NZ$10,900 (£4,000) overdraft