Victorian MPs and two councillors accepted money and donations to further developer’s goals, Ibac finds

Report says John Woodman bought ‘influence’ on Casey council and via donations to then Labor MPs Jude Perera and Judith Graley

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Victorian MPs and two councillors received large amounts of money and political donations to advance the interests of millionaire property industry identity John Woodman, an anti-corruption investigation has found.

The state’s Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission (Ibac) found two City of Casey councillors, Geoff Ablett and Sameh Aziz, accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars in undeclared payments to further Woodman’s interests within council processes.

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