Former senior CFMEU officials should not be jailed for giving into temptation when taking elastic band-bound bundles of $5000 in a literal under-the-table corruption scandal, their lawyer argues.

Create a free account to read this article

Login or signup to continue reading

Continue with Email

Continue with Google

Continue with Apple

Darren Greenfield, 60, and his son Michael, 40, accepted bribes from a building company for preferential treatment from the union and access to contracts.

The NSW branch secretary for the CFMEU took four bribes totalling $20,000 between November 2018 and June 2020.

His son, the branch's assistant state secretary, accepted two payments which amounted to $10,000 in 2019.

Michael Greenfield also tried to avoid a penalty for running a red light by sig

See Full Page