前新南威尔士运输官员Ibrahim Helmy在悉尼被捕,超过343M腐败调查,被控非法付款11.5M美元。 Former NSW transport official Ibrahim Helmy arrested in Sydney over $343M corruption probe, accused of receiving $11.5M in illicit payments.

前运输部门采购干事Ibrahim Helmy于9月26日在悉尼被捕,当时当局在调查一项涉及价值超过3.43亿美元的合同的数月可疑的数百万美元的回扣计划时,躲藏了当局。 Ibrahim Helmy, a former transport department procurement officer, was arrested in Sydney on September 26 after evading authorities for months during an investigation into a suspected multimillion-dollar kickback scheme involving contracts worth over $343 million. 他被发现藏在一个共用房屋的橱柜里,当时他靠现金生活。 He was found hiding in a cupboard at a shared house where he had been living on cash payments. 指控包括赫尔米公司通过现金、加密货币和黄金收到1 150万美元以上的非法付款,这些款项经常在快餐店和加油站进行交换。 Allegations include Helmy receiving over $11.5 million in illicit payments via cash, cryptocurrency, and gold, often exchanged at fast-food outlets and service stations. 尽管他没有受到刑事指控,但他没有出席预定的检查,以前在试图用美国护照逃跑时,曾被拘留在悉尼机场。 Though not criminally charged, he had failed to appear for a scheduled examination and was previously detained at Sydney Airport while attempting to flee with a U.S. passport. 该调查自2019年以来已进入第四个公开阶段,目前正在审查新南威尔士州运输部门内部的系统性腐败问题,新南威尔士州管理着230亿美元的年度预算。 The probe, now in its fourth public phase since 2019, is examining systemic corruption within Transport for NSW, which manages a $23 billion annual budget. Helmy在没有法律代表的情况下以反对意见作证,声称他打算投降,但声称不记得曾被敦促这样做。 Helmy testified under objection without legal representation, stating he planned to surrender but claimed not to recall being urged to do so. 调查继续进行。 The investigation continues.