Jeff Julian (runner)
Jeffrey Lynn Julian (born 9 October 1935) is a former New Zealand marathon runner.In 1969 he ran his personal best of 2:14:38 h at the Fukuoka Marathon, ranking eighth.[4] After working for the Bank of New Zealand for 36 years he was made redundant, he then tried out some business ventures including selling live Aloe vera to farmers, but when the Government stop this process, it cost him a lot of money.In 2000 after six weeks on remand he was sentenced to two years in prison for conspiracy to defraud between 1996 and 1998, when Julian made 198 transaction involving $2,109,655, American Express stated there losses totalled $417,784 and Diners Club lost $9,115.Julian admitted he made the mistakes when funds due to him from overseas didn't arrive, he used his credit cards illegally.