The former national vice-president of the Mongols outlaw bikie gang is being probed by police over allegations he offered inducements to officials still serving in the CFMEU in return for their support of his business.

Ex-Mongol and former CFMEU delegate Tyrone “Little Ty” Bell is the target of a Taskforce Hawk operation examining whether CFMEU organisers leaked him information or co-ordinated union activity with him in order to advance the interests of Bell’s industrial relations consultancy.

The Hawk inquiry is significant for two reasons: it is the first “secret commissions” investigation undertaken by the state police taskforce combating wrongdoing in the building industry, and it is examining Bell’s dealings with serving rather than former CFMEU officials.

It comes as Victoria Police expands its focus from investigating and prosecuting suspects to gathering information to supply the promised royal commission into the building industry.

Premier Ben Carroll is expected within days to release the terms of reference of his promised royal commission into the building industry in Victoria.

Pressure is building on the new premier to act, with the Queensland commission of inquiry into the CFMEU spending the past two days examining the activities of Melbourne Comanchero bikie gang figures with extensive construction interests in Victoria.

Documents and financial records uncovered by this masthead reveal how the Comancheros’ Melbourne chapters have used front companies in an effort to win work on Victorian government projects.

Documents signed by a Comanchero figure who operates as the gang’s financial controller detail his plan to operate “on Major Projects or Big Build [projects] with a total Project value above $30,000,000”.

Banking records reveal the same Comanchero figure received $690,000 in separate payments from a Big Build earthworks subcontractor working on the West Gate Tunnel project between May and October 2024.

Both Carroll and Opposition Leader Jess Wilson have promised a Victorian royal commission, but neither has announced their preferred commissioner. Until an inquiry commences, Taskforce Hawk will remain as the lead entity tackling wrongdoing in the sector.

Before its probe targeting Bell, Taskforce Hawk has focused on charging former union bosses and ex-CFMEU delegates, including those sacked in mid-July 2024 after this masthead kicked off its Building Bad series.

Previous targets include ex-union officials who are alleged by Hawk to have engaged in bikie gang extortion activity in early 2026, many months after departing the union.

But the inquiry targeting Bell is focused on his relationship with at least two still-serving CFMEU organisers employed by the union while it remains under administration.

Four sources with knowledge of the police activity, who would only speak on the basis that they were not identified, confirmed Hawk is probing allegations that these union officials secretly supported the ex-Mongol chief’s effort to win work advising major Victorian construction firms on industrial relations and safety matters.

Victoria’s criminal code outlaws offering or providing any valuable benefit to a person without the knowledge of their employer – in this case the CFMEU administration.

In a statement, Taskforce Hawk confirmed its “detectives are investigating after information was provided in relation to alleged secret commissions”.

“Warrants were executed in July and August this year at commercial properties in South Melbourne, Moorabbin, Melbourne and Richmond, as well as residential addresses in Wandin North, Seville, Yarra Junction and Officer South. No one has been arrested at this time,” the statement said.

“As the investigation is active and ongoing, we are not in a position to provide further specific details.”

Police are also probing how Bell obtained information about the CFMEU’s intention to target building companies as part of industrial activity in September 2025, and whether he used this inside information to sell the services of his industrial relations consulting business Dynamis.

On Wednesday, Bell described the police allegations as “just ridiculous”.

“I don’t really care because if there was something [I had done], I’d be in trouble then … I actually don’t know what they’re on about,” he told this masthead.

He dismissed claims that he had advance notice of union activity in late 2025 as the product of a “joke” he had shared with a building company owner who was considering engaging his firm.

Bell also defended his close friendship with a still-serving CFMEU official, saying he had known the union organiser and his brother since primary school. The brother of the union organiser is a senior Hells Angels member.

“I’ve been friends with him since primary school, and his brother and I feel very sorry for the guy because he loves his job,” Bell said of the CFMEU organiser. On Monday, the organiser told this masthead he had never taken any inducement from Bell or advised the ex-bikie about union activity.

“I hope you don’t write anything bad about that guy because he’s a very good dad, a very good person,” Bell said of the unionist.

“We’ve all tried to not talk to him, and he’s a dear friend of mine. It’s very hard to do that.”

Asked about the recent Hawk raids targeting him, Bell said: “If there is anything, go find it and charge the people. Go find it all then and charge them for whatever it is.”

Bell also defended his relationship with major Victorian building company Markscon, saying he was previously paid to do “heaps of things” for the company.

“I do heaps of running around and do stuff for them because they’re dear friends of mine, and they’ll pay me to do a service too. And I do lots of IR [industrial relations consulting] for them. There’s nothing wrong with that.”

Before becoming Markscon’s private IR adviser, Bell worked at the company as a CFMEU delegate.

The owner of Markscon, Sam Marks, declined to answer questions when contacted on Wednesday.