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Qld mayor charged over bail breach

Besieged Ipswich mayor Andrew Antoniolli has been charged with breaching his bail conditions as he faces multiple fraud charges.

Suspended Ipswich mayor Andrew Antoniolli
Suspended Ipswich mayor Andrew Antoniolli has been charged with breaching his bail conditions. (AAP)

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Suspended Ipswich mayor Andrew Antoniolli has been charged with breaching his bail conditions.

Antoniolli was arrested by Queensland's Crime and Corruption Commission (CCC) on Tuesday.

He'll face Ipswich Magistrates Court on Wednesday.

Antoniolli, 47, was charged on May 2 with seven counts of fraud by the CCC.

He's accused of using council funds "for his own use to purchase auction items from charitable organisations".

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The alleged offending took place between October 2011 and June 2017.

At a court mention in Brisbane on May 16 Antoniolli was orderd not to contact former council chief executives Jim Lindsay and Carl Wulff.

Both Lindsay and Wulff, former council chief executives, have also been charged by the CCC.

Antoniolli was also ordered not to speak to any staff at Trek Cycles in Ipswich or contact any council employees in relation to court matters.

He's the second Ipswich mayor in less than a year to be charged with criminal offences.

Paul Pisasale, who was charged in June 2017, is facing several allegations that include corruption and misconduct.

The pair are among 15 people facing 73 charges in relation to the CCC's investigation into the council.

The fraud charges against Antoniolli prompted Local Government Minister Stirling Hinchliffe to dismiss the entire council earlier this month.

Ipswich City councillors have since produced a show-cause submission arguing against Mr Hinchliffe's decision.


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