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Following a public inquiry, the NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) has found former Inner West Council (IWC) Senior Project Engineer Tony Nguyen was able to engage in corrupt conduct that resulted in contracts at times totalling more than $1 million being awarded to businesses with which he had undisclosed associations.
Tony Nguyen used fake email addresses, aliases and “dummy bids” to manipulate tender processes for council projects, the corruption watchdog has found.
Former Downer engineer Sairam Pilli testified before a NSW corruption inquiry that he accepted more than $100,000 from a private company after helping it inflate a project’s cost.
A former senior council project manager received kickbacks of up to $70,000 for awarding contracts to mates, ICAC heard.
Startling allegations of alleged corruption in NSW transport projects have raised fresh questions about Downer’s accounting and governance controls.