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Sean Bryan and Mark Lester

Former IT contractors Sean Bryan and Mark Lester were sentenced to prison for their roles in a Serious Fraud Office (SFO) bribery and corruption case involving more than $4 million in kickbacks.

Case Timeline

• May 2025

  Both offenders sentenced at the Auckland High Court to three years' imprisonment.

• Oct 2024

  Mark Lester pleaded guilty in October 2024 to two representative charges of accepting gifts by an agent.

• Nov 2024

  Trial of remaining defendant due to start in Auckland High Court.

• Sept 2024

  Sean Bryan pleads guilty in September 2024 to two representative charges of giving gifts to an agent.

• Apr 2023

  SFO files charges against two former IT contractors in a bribery and corruption case.