UpdatedBelinda FeekOpen Justice multimedia journalist, Waikato·NZ Herald·29 Aug, 2026 05:00 AM4 mins to read‌Hamilton man Marith Khao, 34, was jailed for 18 months on charges of money laundering, receiving stolen property and using a document for pecuniary advantage. Photo / FileThieves who stole a man’s cellphone accessed his Sharesies account to make three bank transfers totalling more than $50,000.Hamilton man Marith Khao had $17,658 put into his account before the company stopped the remaining two transfers.

Two years earlier, Khao helped launder $24,000 for scammers who convinced a 77-year-old