Two IT contractors from Spark New Zealand Ltd have been sentenced to three years in prison for their roles in New Zealand's largest private sector corruption case, involving over $4 million in kickbacks. Charged by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) in April 2023, Sean Bryan pleaded guilty to giving gifts to an agent, while Mark Lester admitted to accepting them. Their corrupt scheme saw Lester endorsing Bryan's company, Victory IT Ltd, for IT platform upgrades, receiving significant payments fro