June 22, 2010
A link between a former police officer, who lied to ICAC, and his daughter's business, which transcribes sensitive police interviews and court evidence, has raised questions about the probity in awarding multimillion-dollar government contracts. Natasha Wallace writes.
Eighteen years ago, Maroubra police officer-turned-private investigator Paul Devine was one of 155 people found guilty of corruption by the state's independent watchdog and was prosecuted in the country's biggest criminal crackdown.
Devine was one of several former police officers who bribed police and other public servants in a huge racket in confidential personal records. He lied about it to the Independent Commission Against Corruption and in 1999 he pleaded guilty to one charge of conspiracy to bribe a public officer, though no conviction was recorded and the charge was dismissed.
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