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Prosecutors will consider criminal charges after Victoria’s anti-corruption watchdog found millionaire property developer John Woodman paid councillors and made political donations to influence planning decisions in his favour.
In a damning report released on Thursday, the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission (Ibac) found two state MPs and two councillors in Melbourne’s south-east received large amounts of money and donations to advance the interests of Woodman and his clients.
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