澳大利亚墨尔本高端建筑公司Cobild向黑帮人物Mick Gatto支付超过50万澳元，以期获得CFMEU工会的支持[1]。该公司正在承建由詹姆斯·帕克资助的价值4亿澳元的One Toorak Place项目[1]。这些付款从2022年底开始，持续至2025年10月，期间CFMEU因与Gatto及其他黑帮人物的关系在2024年7月被置于管理之下[1]。
根据披露的财务记录，Cobild共向Gatto进行了13次付款，每次39,600澳元[1]。同时，另一家公司Elite Roads也向Gatto支付了款项，包括初始付款30,000澳元及随后的定期支付6,000澳元[1]。Cobild在2025年2月被正式宣布为One Toorak Place的官方建筑合作伙伴[1]。这些揭露的财务记录预计将成为澳大利亚即将进行的皇家调查委员会审查的焦点[1]。
Cobild, the construction company behind a $400 million luxury development in Melbourne's Toorak backed by billionaire James Packer, paid over $500,000 to gangland figure Mick Gatto in what appears to be an effort to secure union support.[1] The payments comprised 13 separate transfers of $39,600 each, beginning in late 2022 and continuing until October 2025.[1]
The financial arrangement occurred during a period of significant upheaval within the Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees' Union (CFMEU). The union was placed under administration in July 2024 following revelations about its connections to Gatto and other organized crime figures.[1] Cobild was formally announced as the official construction partner for the One Toorak Place project in February 2025.[1] The disclosure of these payments is expected to come under scrutiny during Australia's forthcoming royal commission inquiry into union corruption, with both the Labor Party and the Coalition having committed to launching such an investigation.[1]
Another construction firm, Elite Roads, also made payments to Gatto, beginning with an initial $30,000 transfer followed by regular $6,000 installments.[1]