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Sentencing of Mark Bryers

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Investors who lost out when Mark Bryers' Blue Chip company collapsed in 2008 were not happy at his sentencing in 2010, which they perceived as being lenient.

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Carl Walrond, Dishonesty crime – Copyright crime and tax evasion, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/video/31195/sentencing-of-mark-bryers (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Carl Walrond, published 6 April 2011, reviewed and revised 2 November 2018 with assistance from Greg Newbold.