Taito Phillip Field
Taito Phillip Hans Field (born 26 September 1952) is a Samoan New Zealand politician. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for south Auckland electorates from 1993 to 2008. Field was a minister outside Cabinet in a Labour-led government from 2003 to 2005. Following charges of bribery and perverting the course of justice, he was defeated in the New Zealand general election, 2008. He was found guilty on some of the charges in August 2009 and was sentenced to six years jail in October 2009.
Read more about Taito Phillip Field: Early Life, Member of Parliament, Corruption Charges, Illegal Building, After Release, Political Offices
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