Former Whangārei Coin Saver owner Snehal Patel accused of blackmail and migrant…

NewsCrime and Justice30 June 2026, 7:40pmFormer Whangārei Coin Saver owner Snehal Patel accused of blackmail and migrant exploitationShannon PitmanCaption:Pate…

RNZ · 2026-06-30T07:40:17.000Z

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NZ Herald2026-06-30T07:45:17.000Z

ffs another dodgy landlord type. lock him up and throw away the key.

Hayden Kelly2026-06-30T08:33:17.000Z

nah mate NZ courts are a joke. he'll get community service.

Stuff2026-06-30T07:51:17.000Z

so he offered a job to someone and then blackmailed them? how do these people sleep at night?

James O’Brien2026-06-30T08:06:17.000Z

yeah nah seen this bloke around town. always seemed a bit off.

Grace Patel2026-06-30T08:18:17.000Z

facts. seen his white van around kamo.

Jack Morrison2026-06-30T08:16:17.000Z

work in retail and we get ppl like this trying to underpay staff all the time. disgusting.

Stuff2026-06-30T08:53:17.000Z

meanwhile his lawyers are making bank

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Former Whangārei Coin Saver owner Snehal Patel accused of blackmail and migrant exploitation

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Quinn Murphy2026-06-30T08:23:17.000Z

whangarei really needs to clean up its act. too many cowboys.

NZ Herald2026-06-30T09:07:17.000Z

yeah nah get stuffed with that attitude. protect workers.

Grace Patel2026-06-30T08:32:17.000Z

wait till the full story comes out. always more to it.

Jack Morrison2026-06-30T08:45:17.000Z

lol wonder if he'll get off with a slap on the wrist like most of them

James O’Brien2026-06-30T09:42:17.000Z

probably won't even see a cell. watch.

Peyton Hall2026-06-30T08:51:17.000Z

hope the migrants get some justice. this is why we need stronger laws.

Finn Walker2026-06-30T09:06:17.000Z

sad state of affairs when people treat others like this for money.

Finn Walker2026-06-30T09:38:17.000Z

exactly. do better whangarei.

NZ Herald2026-06-30T09:21:17.000Z

coin saver going out of business soon i reckon

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