Former Ipswich mayor Andrew Antoniolli wins appeal against fraud conviction
FriFriday 11
DecDecember 2020 at 7:07am
Judge Dennis Lynch handed down his decision on Friday morning, after upholding the appeal by Mr Antoniolli.
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Former Ipswich mayor Andrew Antoniolli has won an appeal against his fraud convictions.
Mr Antoniolli, 49, was last year found guilty of 13 fraud-related offences and sentenced to six months jail wholly suspended.
He was convicted of misusing more than $10,000 of council funds to buy auction items at charity events while working as a councillor using the Ipswich Council Community Donation Fund.
Antoniolli acted on CEO advice, court hears