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Adelaide Lang

Corrupt union boss 'gave into temptation' of bribes

Former union boss Darren Greenfield pocketed thousands of dollars in bribes. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS)

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.

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

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