People at the Center of ICAC's New Investigation

The article is written by Emily Baker.

The topic is corruption.

It was published on Saturday, 25 July 2026, at 7:16 am.

The ICAC will investigate the actions of Dallas McInerney, Charles Perrottet, Jean-Claude Perrottet, and Jean Nassif.

In June 2022, a Liberal MP made a speech that could change the party.

The MP, Ray Williams, said that Jean Nassif had given money to Liberal Party members to help his developments.

Mr. Williams named some people who might be involved in the scheme.

He said the issue must be investigated.

Kellyville MP Ray Williams talked about his concerns in parliament.

Four years later, the ICAC started an investigation called Operation Rosny.

Mr. Williams said his speech had nothing to do with party groups.

The ICAC investigation has gone beyond what Mr. Williams said.

The ICAC will hold public hearings for eight weeks.

The hearings will look at some key points.

Some important people have been named by the ICAC.

Jean Nassif is a builder who has been in the news for bad apartments and showing off his wealth.

Mr. Nassif left Australia in 2022 and has an arrest warrant for alleged fraud.

The ICAC is looking into whether Mr. Nassif gave money to Liberal Party figures.

Toplace, Mr. Nassif's company, collapsed in 2023 owing over $2 billion.

Mr. Nassif said the allegations against him are not true.

The ICAC is also looking into donations from a company called Paslibdan.

Paslibdan has given money to a conservative group called Advance Australia.

A man named Michael O'Hara has not commented on the allegations.

Christian Ellis started his political career in 2012 working for Dominic Perrottet.

He started a group within the party called the NSW Reformers.

The ICAC is looking into whether Mr. Ellis and others broke donation laws.

Mr. Ellis was accused of asking for $50,000 to unseat an MP.

He did not appear at a parliamentary inquiry and has not commented.

Jean-Claude Perrottet is the brother of former NSW premier Dominic Perrottet.

He worked for Damien Tudehope, who has resigned from the Liberal frontbench.

The ICAC is looking into whether Mr. Perrottet broke donation laws.

He said allegations against him are completely false.

He was accused of asking for $50,000 to unseat an MP.

Charles Perrottet is another brother of Dominic Perrottet.

He was elected to a committee in 2019.

The ICAC is looking into whether he broke donation laws.

He declined to appear at an inquiry, saying the comments were partisan.

Jeremy Greenwood owns a lobbying firm called JPG Advisory.

His clients include Catholic Schools NSW.

The ICAC is looking into whether he broke donation laws.

He did not appear at an inquiry and said he was not involved in branch stacking.

Robert Assaf worked for Catholic Schools NSW and Greyhound Racing NSW.

He was a member of a Liberal Party committee.

He told an inquiry he had not spoken to Mr. Ellis in years.

The ICAC is looking into whether he broke donation laws.

Dallas McInerney is the head of Catholic Schools NSW.

He stood aside after the ICAC started an investigation.

It is understood that Catholic Schools NSW said it did not know about any donations.

Mr. McInerney was an active Liberal Party member.

A brochure listed him as a guest speaker at a NSW Reformers event.

The ICAC is also looking into allegations against two Labor councillors.

One of them, Sharangan Maheswaran, disputed the allegations.

The other, Karen Pensabene, did not comment.

Mr. Maheswaran used to work for Toplace and is now a lawyer.

Ms. Pensabene is still on the Strathfield Council.

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