West German banker deported
PA Auckland A West German banker wanted in connection with the disappearance of $850,000 from the small rural bank where he worked has been deported from New Zealand to face theft charges. After a brief appearance in the District Court at Otahuhu on Monday morning, Horst Moeller flew from Auckland Airport, accompanied by De-
tective Pat Handcock, of the Otahuhu police. More than $lOO,OOO in foreign cash and travellers’ cheques Moeller brought with him when he arrived in Auckland on November 25 is also being returned to West Germany. The ownership of the money is likely to be decided on the outcome of criminal charges to be brought against Moeller
by the West German Volksbank. Moeller, aged 33, allegedly tried to pass through Auckland immigration checks with a false passport. The cash was found by customs officers, and Moeller was charged with smuggling into New Zealand money stolen elsewhere. In the District Court, the Crown withdrew the
charge to allow Moeller’s early deportation. Judge Treston found Moeller had no immigration status in New Zealand and ordered he be deported as soon as possible, a course to which he agreed. Moeller will face charges relating to the theft of 1.2 million deutschmarks from the Volksbank, where he was a financial consultant.
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