PremiumMatt NippertBusiness Investigations Reporter·NZ Herald·27 May, 2026 05:00 AM5 mins to read‌Two of five members of an Auckland family charged over a collective $8.6m investment and mortgage fraud scheme appeared in the District Court. Chris Peters (left) pleaded guilty to five representative charges of obtaining $6.3m by deception, while his brother, Robert Peters (right), had charges against him dismissed. Photo / Jason DordayNine years after defrauding banks and investors of millions, three years after being charged by the Serious Fraud Office and multiple failed attempts and appeals to secure name suppression, Chris Peters this morning quietly pleaded guilty on the eve of trial.

Chris Peters and his brother, Robert Peters, appeared before