'Motivated by greed, rather than need': Former public servant avoids jail after conspiring to defraud Commonwealth

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Former public servant avoids jail after conspiring to defraud Department of Finance through government contracts

The man was part of a trio who conspired to defraud the Commonwealth government by preparing candidates from companies they were associated with for government contracts. Their scheme stood to earn them $1.6 million, had they not been caught.