Construction sector probe likely to put Mick Gatto back in the spotlight
Mick Gatto is a powerful figure in a sector soon to be probed by a Victorian royal commission — but he says he's not worried.
Mick Gatto, a prominent figure in Victoria's construction sector, expressed confidence that the upcoming royal commission into the industry would ultimately come up with nothing, despite allegations of wrongdoing involving organized crime and bike gangs. Gatto, who runs a mediation business, has previously been accused of being a "standover man" and the head of a criminal network by barrister Geoffrey Watson SC.
His denials of these allegations have not deterred the upcoming investigation, which is expected to delve into the allegations of corruption and alleged infiltration of the construction union and building companies working on taxpayer-funded projects. Gatto's past as a former heavyweight boxer and his connections to Melbourne's gangland wars have led to increased scrutiny, with his wife Cheryl Gatto mentioning that he is more recognizable than the Prime Minister.
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