When Surveillance Turns to Entrapment: The ICAC Inquiry's Alarming Trend The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) has long been a thorn in the side of corrupt politicians and businessmen in New South Wales, but recent revelations have raised disturbing questions about the role of private investigators in entrapment schemes.
A case involving former Strathfield mayor Matthew Blackmore and developer Antoine Doueihi is at the center of this controversy.
Shane De Kauwe's covert recordings of Blackmore and Doueihi were made under suspicion that a "trust company" was involved, but transcripts from the recordings do not support this claim.