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Story summary
- The Auckland District Court sentenced Jack Hennessy, a UK national, for defrauding over 20 elderly victims of $337,700.
- He posed as a police officer and used coded language to convince victims they were aiding a law enforcement sting operation.
- Hennessy claimed coercion by a British crime syndicate threatening his family.
- The parole board granted parole with release set for March 2026 and a deportation requirement banning return to New Zealand.
