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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 scheme

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A 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.

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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/oct/09/nsw-transport-bureaucrat-cash-bribes-oporto-fake-invoices-ntwnfb

Author : Penry Buckley

Publish date : 2025-10-09 03:06:00

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