A witness at centre of ICAC probe arrested after months on the run
In the center of an ICAC investigation, an former public official was arrested months later in a corrupt transportation contract of $ 343 million.
Ibrahim Helmy, a former employee of NSW, was arrested by cyber crime detectives in Lakemba four months after answering a call before the commission.
Since his arrest did not appear before the independent commission against independent corruption, he allowed the police to detain Mr. Helmy officially until he had a hearing.
In July, a public investigation within the scope of Wyvern operation, Mr. Helmy’s capacity as an employee with roads and traffic authority, began to investigate the allegations that it earned $ 11.5 million with cash, gold bullion and crypto currency in exchange for giving contracts to work on NSW roads.
A ICAC hearing in July heard that Mr. Helmy said that özgür paying inappropriate amounts to the preferred businesses ”and çi the contractors who try to leave the corrupt plan” tender process.
At the hearing, he heard NSW to reach the NSW for the “Companies where Mr. Helmy suspected corrupted relations” and paid an estimated $ 343 million.
The largest of these payments is going to PTY LTD for a period of about $ 100 million for a period of four years between April 2020 and September 2024.
The hearing arrived almost six months after the raid on the house of the police, as well as silver, gold and platinum sticks, Mr. Helmy, who seized $ 12,317 in cash.
The NSW criminal commission seized a $ 413,000 crypto currency held by Mr. Helmy, a $ 8 million equivalent from a crypto wallet held in the name of his sister and Maserati.
Mr. Helmy was accompanied by handcuffs by detectives from a red brick apartment block in the lakemba before he was packaged in a unmarked car and taken to the Campsie Police Station.
Family members reported that ICAC had removed a Sunday evening without disappearance, but reported that it was missing.
No one has faced criminal charges in relation to the corruption investigation.
