A man has been charged with accepting a
bribe as a council official and obtaining by deception,
while his alleged counterpart is charged with giving a gift
to a council employee.
The charges were brought by the
Serious Fraud Office.
The defendants, who have interim
name suppression, appeared in the Auckland District Court
today. They have been remanded on
bail.
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