Summary
- The NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption is investigating former employee Benjamin Webb and former contractor Pietro Cossu at Canterbury Bankstown Council.
- The investigation, known as Operation Mantis, focuses on their alleged use of a company for recruitment subcontractor services without disclosing a financial interest.
- The ICAC is also examining whether they favored another company, General Works and Construction Pty Ltd, in the awarding of council contracts.
- The public inquiry into the matter will be presided over by ICAC Commissioner Helen Murrell SC and is expected to last three weeks.
