Auckland man jailed for running illegal immigration scheme

Friday 19 December 2025 · 2 outlets · 2 reports · updated Fri 19 Dec 2025, 5:21pm

In this story Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, Immigration New Zealand

Vincent Ding Peng Hii has been sentenced to two years and two months in prison for his role in a fraudulent immigration scheme. The 54-year-old man pleaded guilty to 24 charges of providing false or misleading information to support visa applications for 24 foreign workers.

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1. RNZFri 19 Dec 2025, 5:13pm

   Vincent Ding Peng Hii set to spend two years in prison for running illegal immigration scheme (opens in new tab)

2. 1NewsFri 19 Dec 2025, 5:21pm

   Man jailed over 'sophisticated' fraudulent immigration scheme (opens in new tab)