Victoria’s anti-corruption watchdog has charged a further 28 people as part of its investigation into allegations the Victorian Building Authority accepted financial bribes in exchange for registering builders.
The state’s Independent Broad-based Anti-Corruption Commission on Thursday afternoon announced it had charged one VBA employee and 27 people who were building registration applicants or allegedly helped facilitate building registration applications for other people.
“These charges are in addition to six people who were charged as part of Operation Perseus in 2024, including two VBA employees, two building registration applicants and two other people involved in the alleged corrupt conduct,” Ibac said in a statement.
In August, Ibac announced two VBA employees were charged with criminal offences as part of Operation Perseus. The watchdog said the offences involved allegations that employees at the authority accepted bribes in exchange for registering builders.
Those charged on Thursday are expected to appear at the Melbourne magistrates court on 30 January.
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