Atilla “Todd” Demiralay, once an information technology manager at the University of Sydney, was today found corrupt by the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) for giving university jobs to his mates and awarding $1.6 million worth of IT contracts to a business he part-owned.

In a report handed down today, the ICAC found Mr Demiralay used Succuro Recruitment, a company he had shares in, to recruit contractors and staff for the university despite a conflict of interest arising by his wife's employment with Succuro and, from August 2008, a conflict arising from his and his wife's financial interest in Succuro.

The University of Sydney ... former IT manager Atilla “Todd” Demiralay had a conflict of interest in recruiting contractors and staff, the ICAC finds. Credit:James Alcock

The ICAC also also found that Mr Demiralay engaged in corrupt conduct by:

• Engaging his brother-in-law George Tsipidis to work at the university without disclosing their relationship;