Chris Wright

PHOTO: JIM RICE/STUFFFormer real estate agent Chris Wright pocketed rent and bonds, the Real Estate Disciplinary Tribunal found

A Taranaki real estate agent has been found guilty of stealing bonds and rent payments from properties he was hired to manage.

Chris Wright, formerly of Century21 in New Plymouth, admitted to one of his victims that he had pocketed bonds and rent.

The Real Estate Authority Disciplinary Tribunal said Wright was guilty of disgraceful conduct.

Wright surrendered his licence before the full extent of his offending had been revealed.

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