Editing Doug Graham (section)

==Life after politics==
He retired from politics at the [[1999 New Zealand general election|1999 election]]. In the [[1999 New Year Honours (New Zealand)|1999 New Year Honours]], Graham was appointed a [[Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit]], for services as a Minister of the Crown and Member of Parliament.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dpmc.govt.nz/publications/new-year-honours-list-1999 |title=New Year honours list 1999 |date=31 December 1998 |publisher=Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet |accessdate=31 August 2019}}</ref>

On 24 February 2012 he was convicted, along with fellow former Justice Minister [[Bill Jeffries]] and two other men, of breaching the Securities Act by making untrue statements to investors in his capacity as a director of Lombard Finance.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/6474192/Former-Cabinet-ministers-guilty-of-making-false-statements |title=Former Cabinet ministers guilty of making false statements |work=[[Stuff.co.nz]] |date=24 February 2012 |accessdate=24 February 2012}}</ref> Justice Robert Dobson wrote, "I am satisfied that the accused genuinely believed in the accuracy and adequacy of the ... documents", but that the offences were ones of [[strict liability]] so there was no need for "any form of mental intent to distribute documents that were false or misleading".<ref>{{cite news |title=Rulings have raised the bar for directors |first=Brian |last=Gaynor |url= http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10790987 |work=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |date=10 March 2012 |accessdate=11 March 2012}}</ref> Graham was sentenced to 300 hours' community service and ordered to pay $100,000 in reparation. The [[Court of Appeal of New Zealand|Court of Appeal]] dismissed his appeal against conviction and increased his sentence to six months' home detention and 200 hours' community work,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/8867989/Court-increases-Lombard-sentences |title=Court increases Lombard sentences |publisher=[[Stuff.co.nz]] |date=2 July 2013 |accessdate=14 November 2013}}</ref> but the [[Supreme Court of New Zealand|Supreme Court]] restored the original sentence.<ref>{{cite news |title=Lombard directors' home detention too harsh - Supreme Court |first=Kurt |last=Mayer |url= http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=11250923 |work=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |date=7 May 2014 |accessdate=11 January 2016}}</ref> Retired Court of Appeal judge [[Ted Thomas (judge)|Sir Edmund Thomas]] described the convictions as a "grievous miscarriage of justice", saying of the crucial piece of evidence that "you would never ever convict a dog on the basis of the schedule".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/9373553/Lombard-conviction-miscarriage-of-justice |title=Lombard conviction 'miscarriage of justice'|publisher=Stuff.co.nz |date=7 November 2013 |accessdate=14 November 2013}}</ref> There have been calls for his knighthood to be revoked,<ref>"[http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/money/6663532/Lombard-fallout-Graham-urged-to-give-up-Sir Lombard fallout: Graham urged to give up Sir]". ''Business Day''. 30 March 2012.</ref> but Prime Minister [[John Key]] announced on 1 November 2013 that Graham would keep his knighthood.<ref>{{cite news |last=Small |first=Vernon |title=Sir Douglas Graham to keep knighthood |url= http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/9351347/Sir-Douglas-Graham-to-keep-knighthood |accessdate=1 November 2013 |work=[[Stuff.co.nz]] |date=1 November 2013}}</ref>