A former NSW transport official admitted taking kickbacks, including $20K in cash, to secure $343M in contracts.

A former Transport for NSW official, Ibrahim Helmy, admitted to accepting kickbacks from contractors, including a $20,000 cash payment in an envelope, which he split with a colleague and partially traded for cryptocurrency. He acknowledged receiving multiple payments from Lack Group Traffic after meeting its director in 2023, coinciding with a sharp increase in the company’s contracts. Helmy, who was suspended in September 2024 and later dismissed, is accused of helping secure over $343 million in contracts in exchange for bribes, with investigators alleging he collected up to $11.5 million. Authorities seized $12,317 in cash, gold, a Maserati, and millions in cryptocurrency linked to him and his sister. The Independent Commission Against Corruption is probing his role in corrupt dealings, including text messages and recordings showing his involvement.