一位前新西兰卫生官员承认在为一个健康委员会工作时从医疗公司收取了258000美元的.
A former New Zealand health official pleaded guilty to taking over $258,000 in bribes from medical companies while working for a health board.
加里·戈勒姆,新西兰前高级卫生官员,因在奥克兰地区卫生局工作期间接受医疗设备和软件公司超过258,000美元的贿赂,已认罪腐败指控。
Garry Gorham, a former senior health official in New Zealand, has pleaded guilty to corruption charges for accepting over $258,000 in payments from medical equipment and software companies while working for the Auckland District Health Board.
他承认接受了三项礼物和一项披露官方信息的指控, 尽管法律规定他有义务报告这些付款.
He admitted to three counts of accepting gifts and one count of disclosing official information between 2012 and 2014, failing to report the payments despite a legal duty to do so.
严重欺诈办公室表示,这些行为破坏了公众的信任,扭曲了采购情况,并危及患者安全.
The Serious Fraud Office said the actions undermined public trust, distorted procurement, and risked patient safety.
戈勒姆将在2026年8月10日被判刑.
Gorham is set to be sentenced on August 10, 2026.