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International rugby winger remains in prison following arrest

#4. Steven Pokere (New Zealand)

From 1981 to 1985, he played 39 matches for the All Blacks. But in 2005, Pokere was sentenced to two and a half years in jail for conspiracy to defraud investors of $NZ4million, relating to a company that he ran with three others, all Mormons, that targeted fellow church members, many of whom were friends and family of the quartet.

Steven Pokere’s New Zealand jersey is in Woodward’s possession after a swap, and he still cherishes it – IMAGE CREDIT: DAILY MAIL

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