A former Auckland District Health Board employee and a company director are both facing Serious Fraud Office charges, NZ Herald reports. Both have been accused of corruption in the procurement and supply of medical equipment. Court documents allege the 55-year-old employee illegally received over $210,000 in payments from the other defendant’s company between 2008 and 2016. Both the ex-ADHB employee and 76-year-old company director appeared at the Auckland District Court on Tuesday and pleaded not guilty.

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