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Paul Pisasale
Paul Pisasale | |
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| Born | 9 September 1951 |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Occupation | Former mayor of the City of Ipswich |
| Criminal charge(s) | Extortion, corruption, sexual assault, perjury, fraud, drug possession, secret commission by an agent, and fraud of property |
| Criminal penalty | Initial charges resulted in two years in jail to be suspended after one year, and an additional sentence for seven and half years in jail for subsequent charges |
Paul Pisasale is a former mayor of the City of Ipswich in Queensland, Australia, and convicted extortionist.[1][2] Pisasale was mayor of Ipswich from 2004 to 2017, making him one of Queensland's longest-serving mayors, and was last elected in 2016 with 83.45% of the popular vote.[3] He resigned as mayor in 2017 following a raid on his office by the Queensland Crime and Corruption Commission.[4] He was subsequently charged with corruption in 2017.[5] He was committed to stand trial on a number of other charges in 2019, including charges of sexual assault where he was accused of "unlawfully and indecently" assaulting an Ipswich woman, and charges of perjury.[6][7][8][9] Pisasale subsequently pleaded guilty to these charges which included two counts of sexual assault, official corruption, unlawful drug possession, 27 counts of fraud, secret commission by an agent, and fraud of property.[10][11]
- ^ Vujkovic, Melanie (24 July 2019). "Former Ipswich mayor found guilty of extortion while posing as private investigator". ABC News. Archived from the original on 29 July 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
- ^ Sibson, Ellie; Vujkovic, Melanie (25 July 2019). "Former Ipswich mayor sentenced to two years in jail for extortion". ABC News. Archived from the original on 29 July 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
- ^ "2016 Ipswich City Council - Mayoral Election - Election Summary". results.ecq.qld.gov.au. Archived from the original on 2 July 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
- ^ "Ipswich Mayor resigns in hospital gown, amid CCC investigation and '$50,000 cash' find". ABC News. 6 June 2017. Archived from the original on 18 July 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
- ^ Robertson, Joshua (10 October 2017). "Former Ipswich mayor Paul Pisasale charged with corruption". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 29 July 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019 – via www.theguardian.com.
- ^ Mckenna, Kate (16 September 2019). "Former Ipswich mayor Paul Pisasale charged with sexual assault, committed to stand trial for perjury". ABC News. Archived from the original on 16 September 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2019 – via www.abc.net.au.
- ^ Murray, David (16 September 2019). "Former Ipswich mayor Paul Pisasale to stand trial on sexual assault, fraud, perjury charges". Archived from the original on 28 September 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2019 – via www.theaustralian.com.au/.
- ^ "Pisasale charged with 19 offenses including sexual assault perjury". 16 September 2019 – via www.dailytelegraph.com.au.
- ^ "Former Ipswich mayor Paul Pisasale facing sexual assault charges". 16 September 2019. Archived from the original on 18 September 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2019 – via AAP.
- ^ "Former Ipswich mayor Paul Pisasale pleads guilty to sexual assault, perverting the course of justice". ABC News. 24 September 2020. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- ^ "Former Ipswich Mayor Paul Pisasale pleads guilty to more than 30 offences including two sexual assault charges". 24 September 2020. Archived from the original on 28 September 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
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