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Council staff plead guilty to taking bribes

Two former employees of Edinburgh City Council have pleaded guilty to receiving bribes for building contracts.

By MJ reporter | 20 May 2015

Two former employees of Edinburgh City Council have pleaded guilty to receiving bribes for building contracts.

Charles Owenson, 62, and James Costello, 44, took bribes from Kevin Balmer, 52, and Brendan Cantwell, 44, who were directors at the local firm ABC Limited.

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