Fake lawyer jailed

A fake lawyer will spend two years and nine months behind bars for fleecing victims of thousands of dollars. Kieran Withers was sentenced in the Christchurch District Court yesterday for obtaining money by deception, and dishonest use of a document. He took more than $32,000 from nine victims over 19 months, using aliases. It included posing as a lawyer to job applicants. Judge

Paul Kellar sayswithers displayed greed and selfishness, and used sophisticated techniques to defraud people.