Phone tap reveals fugitive developer’s $100k offer to Perrottet brother
Phone taps played to a NSW corruption inquiry have revealed fugitive property developer Jean Nassif offered to support the Liberal preselection of one of former NSW premier Dominic Perrottet's brothers.
Phone tap recordings at an ICAC corruption inquiry reveal property developer Jean Nassif offering $100,000 to support a brother of former NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet in his bid for preselection. The ICAC probe investigates potential solicitation of funds from prohibited donors by the NSW Liberal Party. The inquiry heard the offer during a phone call between Nassif and Reformers member Jean-Claude Perrottet in June 2021.
Perrottet stated he was unsure which Perrottet brother Nassif was referring to, prompting Perrottet to say, "I don't know what he's talking about, to be honest. It's clear it makes no sense." The inquiry also heard allegations of Nassif being targeted by former minister David Elliott and then-Hornsby MP Matt Kean, as well as potential financial dealings between Perrottet and Beckington, a company with ties to Catholic Schools NSW and hotelier Michael O'Hara.
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