A second IT executive, a former employee of the Commonwealth Bank, has been charged by NSW Police for allegedly receiving corrupt payments. NSW Police said that a 44-year-old man – a New Zealand citizen – presented at North Sydney Police station on Thursday morning. He has been charged with seven counts of corruptly receiving almost $1.9 million and will appear in Downing Centre Local Court on May 1. This follows the arrest of former senior CBA executive, Keith Hunter, last week over two counts of alleged bribery, following an investigation by the NSW Police Fraud Squad and the US Federal Bureau of Investigation. Earlier this year, police were contacted by CBA after internal investigators uncovered some suspicious payments that had been deposited into the bank accounts of two of the bank’s senior staff. Detectives from the Fraud Cybercrime’s Squad’s Corporate Corruption Unit formed Strike Force Drawl to investigate the case. Hunter is on conditional bail and is due to appear in court on April 1. In court, police will allege that both men were involved in a corrupt relationship with publicly-listed overseas technology provider. CSC-owned technology firm, ServiceMesh, was last week named as that supplier. They will allege the men granted the US-heaquartered firm a lucrative contract without putting it to tender – and the manager received payment. Follow CIO Australia on Twitter and Like us on Facebook… Twitter: @CIO_Australia, Facebook: CIO Australia, or take part in the CIO conversation on LinkedIn: CIO Australia Follow Byron Connolly on Twitter:@ByronConnolly Related content brandpost Sponsored by Freshworks How gen AI is joining the holiday shopping season One year after the launch of ChatGPT, the retail industry is embracing generative AI to deliver a variety of benefits By Elliot Markowitz Dec 06, 2023 4 mins Generative AI brandpost Sponsored by NTT DATA Transform your technology and accelerate business outcomes with NTT DATA’s Technology Solutions By Miriam Murphy, Chief Executive Officer at NTT, Europe Dec 06, 2023 4 mins Digital Transformation brandpost Sponsored by SAP How the cloud and AI will help more companies become future proof In a world where macroeconomic uncertainty has become the new normal, being future-proof is no longer a ‘nice to have’. It’s a must have. By Scott Russell, Customer Success at SAP Dec 06, 2023 4 mins IT Leadership feature 6 generative AI hazards IT leaders should avoid The opportunities to use generative AI will greatly vary for each organization, but the ways it can go wrong are turning out to be fairly universal. By Mary Branscombe Dec 06, 2023 11 mins CIO Application Performance Management Generative AI Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe