The Australian Taxation Office auditor took bribes to cut personal and business tax debts by millions of dollars over six years.
Already a subscriber?An Australian Tax Office official who was paid bribes to reduce millions of dollars in tax assessments became the first scalp of the newly formed National Anti-Corruption Commission when he was sentenced to 30 months prison on Tuesday.
An ATO officer who was paid bribes to reduce million in tax assessments is the first scalp of the National Anti Corruption Commission.Wei had pleaded guilty to three charges of improperly accessing and modifying ATO files, one charge of receiving a bribe, and one of abusing public office to gain advantage.
A third man, John Zeitoune, has pleaded not guilty to aiding or procuring a bribe for a Commonwealth official.
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