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A labor hire firm owner, Bernard Kearney, has pleaded guilty to falsifying documents related to suspicious financial transactions linked to a Victorian government infrastructure project. The case highlights ongoing concerns regarding corruption and the limited investigative powers of police in the state's 'Big Build' program.
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The incident raises significant questions about government oversight, public spending, and the influence of political donors on major infrastructure projects.
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Share A A A A Labor Party donor whose CFMEU-backed company was allegedly pushed onto the Big Build after pressure from Jacinta Allan’s office has pleaded guilty to falsifying paperwork connected to cash withdrawals authorities suspect may have been used as bribes .
The owner of controversial labour hire firm BK Labour, Bernard Kearney, on Friday cut a deal with prosecutors to avoid a criminal conviction and reduce the number of charges he was facing by pleading guilty to creating a false document to disguise the reason his business allegedly made several highly suspicious financial transactions.
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