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Unlicensed Auckland security guard fined for operating without required licence

An Auckland security guard has been fined $14,000 after operating illegally without a licence and using fake company names.

Skinny McBuntu

A security guard in Auckland worked without the required licence, operating under fake company names and earning more than $100,000 over 10 months. The Department of Internal Affairs investigated the illegal operation. The guard has pleaded guilty to six charges and been fined $14,000.

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Stuff

Security operator used fake company names, received more than $100,000

The Department of Internal Affairs says Vinson Schuster worked as a security guard and crowd controller without the required licence.

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1News

Unlicensed security guard earned $100,000 in 10 months

An Auckland security guard operating illegally without a license has been fined $14,000 after pleading guilty to r six charges.

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