Former Auckland Council building inspector sentenced for accepting bribes

Monday 24 February 2025 · 4 outlets · 3 reports · updated Mon 24 Feb 2025, 3:08pm

In this story Auckland Council, Serious Fraud Office

Nicholas Bright has been sentenced to 11 months of home detention after pleading guilty to 21 bribery charges. The former building inspector received over $35,000 in cash and various home renovations, including gasfitting and heat pump installations, following a Serious Fraud Office investigation.

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1. StuffMon 24 Feb 2025, 2:20pm

   Former Auckland Council building inspector received $35k, home renovations as bribes (opens in new tab)

2. 1NewsMon 24 Feb 2025, 2:35pm

   Former council building inspector sentenced for accepting bribes (opens in new tab)

3. NZ HeraldMon 24 Feb 2025, 3:08pm

   Former Auckland Council building inspector received $35k in cash bribes, home reno work (opens in new tab)

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