A former Ipswich mayor will learn his fate following a fraud trial for allegedly using council funds to buy goods and services for his own use.
Andrew Antoniolli told the court he followed an unwritten council policy communicated by senior staff when he successfully bid on items including a $5000 Trek bicycle, artworks, a signed rugby jersey and a gym membership between 2005 and 2017 while he was a councillor and mayor.
Mr Antoniolli’s defense lawyer Peter Callaghan SC explained the evidence painted a picture of a poor culture at the council but not criminality.