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. 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. He resigned as mayor in 2017 following a raid on his office by the Queensland Crime and Corruption Commission. He was subsequently charged with corruption in 2017. 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. 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.