Procurement fraud attracts prison sentence

Procurement fraud aracts prison sentence What you should know • On 31 May 2019, a former Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) Inspector, Steven Sparks, was jailed for three years, to serve six months, after pleading guilty to four counts of official corruption. • The investigation into Sparks, which began in 2017, was a joint operation by the Crime and Corruption Commission (CCC), the Ethical Standards Command of the QFES and the Queensland Police Service’s (QPS) Financial and Cyber Crime Group. • As the case progressed, evidence revealed multiple types of corrupt behaviour including undeclared secondary employment, undeclared conflicts of interest, supervisory failures, fraudulent procurement and improper disclosure of confidential information. • The investigation was not revealed by internal controls but from information from people outside the department, including an anonymous source. Using the recent conviction of a senior public servant, this paper highlights that procurement fraud and conflicts of interest continue to be major corruption risk areas for the public sector. PREVENTION in focus June 2019 As the case progressed, evidence revealed mulple types of corrupt conduct involved in the fraud

Procurement fraud attracts prison sentence

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