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Former Ipswich mayor Paul Pisasale released from prison after fraud, corruption and sexual assault conviction

Former Ipswich mayor Paul Pisasale has been released on parole from prison, after serving more than three years for 30 offences, including sexual assault, corruption, and fraud.

Pisasale, 71, was sentenced to seven-and-a-half years in the Wolston Correctional Centre in the Ipswich District Court in September 2020, after pleading guilty to the charges.

In sentencing, Judge Dennis Lynch KC said he took into account Pisasale's age, poor health and his show of remorse.

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