A former MP has been committed to trial along with three others charged in connection with a $1.8 million pokie scam.
All four, who have name suppression, were committed to trial following a depositions hearing in Auckland District Court last week.
The alleged swindle involved Auckland tennis clubs, a charity donating books to children and a variety of companies set up around gaming machines between 2003 and 2005.
One accused, an Auckland businessman, will have a callover at the High Court in Auckland next month on eight charges of accepting gifts under the Secret Commissions Act.
He has also been committed on five charges to a callover in Auckland District Court in December.
He will be joined in Auckland District Court by his wife, the ex-MP and a Christchurch man, all of whom face two charges.
The businessman's wife and the Christchurch man face two charges each of fraud involving the tennis clubs and $1.3m.
The ex-MP faces a fraud charge and a charge of obstructing the course of justice involving the children's charity and $512,000.
