一名前维多利亚州CFMEU官员因贿赂指控被开除,这些指控与一项单独的勒索计划有关,后者虚假地声称与工会有联系。 A former Victorian CFMEU official was fired over bribery allegations, linked to a separate extortion scheme falsely claiming union ties.

John Perkovic曾是CFMEU Victorian的高级官员,他因接受贿赂和他所监督的建筑公司未披露的好处的指控,以及包括电子邮件和他及其家人的供认在内的证据,被解职。 John Perkovic, a former senior CFMEU Victorian official, has been dismissed over allegations he accepted bribes and undisclosed benefits from construction firms he oversaw, with evidence including emails and admissions from him and his family. 此举由 CFMEU 管理员马克·欧文 （Mark Irving， KC） 宣布，此举是在阿尔巴尼斯政府 2024 年推动清理工会腐败后正在进行的改革努力中做出的。 The move, announced by CFMEU administrator Mark Irving, KC, comes amid ongoing reform efforts following the Albanese government’s 2024 push to clean up union corruption. Perkovic未经公平工作委员会批准不得参加未来的工会选举。 Perkovic is barred from future union elections without Fair Work Commission approval. 另外，维多利亚州警方的 Hawk 特遣队逮捕了三名男子，其中包括涉嫌修理工的 Amir Teymoori，罪名是针对 Pace Development Group 的勒索计划，嫌疑人谎称与 CFMEU 有联系，索要 660 万美元——尽管工会没有参与其中。 Separately, Victoria Police’s Taskforce Hawk arrested three men, including alleged fixer Amir Teymoori, over an extortion scheme targeting Pace Development Group, where suspects falsely claimed CFMEU ties to demand $6.6 million—though the union was not involved. 10月28日,嫌犯被保释出庭。 The suspects were bailed to appear in court on October 28.