NSW transport bureaucrat admits being given envelopes of cash at Oporto to artificially inflate invoices

Ibrahim Helmy tells Icac hearing he created fake invoices as part of alleged multimillion-dollar kickback schemeFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA former transport bureaucrat has admitted to being paid with envelopes of cash at an Oporto fast-food restaurant after allegedly asking a contractor to artificially inflate invoices so they could share the difference.Ibrahim Helmy, 38, appeared before the New South Wales Independent Commission Against Corruption (Icac) on Thursday for a second day of evidence on his alleged involvement at the centre of a multimillion-dollar kickback scheme. Continue reading...

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