412:. In June 2010, he made media headlines when he "prophesied" a natural disaster would hit Fiji on June 23 at 2.30 pm. He was charged for spreading rumours. His involvement in the 1 million dollar lottery scandal at FRU eventually led to him being sacked for the 2nd time as a chairman after Fiji's Commerce Commission found that the lottery had been improperly run. He joined the Fiji Holding Limited board as a director soon after.
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937:. RNZ. 9 December 2020
915:. RNZ. 9 December 2020
893:. RNZ. 7 December 2020
580:. RNZ. 3 December 2020
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821:. RNZ. 17 August 2020
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