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Cameron McKenzie has been removed from the roll of lawyers after his conviction for extortion.
Extortion
In 15 January 2017, then Ipswich Mayor Paul Pisasale had a number of telephone calls with the complainant Xin Li falsely purporting to be a private investigator and demanding that the complainant pay a sum of money to Yutian Li, a woman the complainant had had a relationship with. Pisasale threatened to cause detriment to the complainant, including by having him subjected to court proceedings, being sued for $200,000, incurring costs of $20,000 in court, being subjected to the adverse publicity of court proceedings and being summoned to go to court.
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Author adminPosted on Categories Criminal law 5 Comments on Paul Pisasale loses extortion convictions appeal Former Ipswich Lord Mayor Paul Pisasale and two co-defendants have unsuccessfully appealed their convictions over a bizarre extortion plot.
Yutian Li, a Chinese woman working as an escort in Australia formed a relationship with the complainant in early 2016. The complainant led her to believe they would marry and enjoy a life together in Australia. Later that year he told her he had a terminal illness and did not want her to go through the resultant suffering of continuing their relationship. When she arrived unannounced in Sydney, intending to look after him, she discovered that he was already married and had a child, he did not have a terminal illness, and he did not wish to marry her. Continue reading “Paul Pisasale loses extortion convictions appeal”
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Former Ipswich lord mayor Paul Pisale, a Singaporean friend named Yutian Li and a lawyer named Cameron McKenzie were accused of participating in a bizarre extortion plot:
“Prosecutors claim Yutian told Pisasale she wanted to punish Xin after learning he was married during their relationship.
Pisasale then allegedly posed as a private investigator in a series of phone calls in which he told Xin he needed to pay Yutian between $5000 and $10,000, saying she has “a very, very good case” against him and “could go after you”.
The money, Pisasale said, was reimbursement for Yutian’s private investigation fees.
“She was so upset. You could just see her whole world had been destroyed,” he told the court.
“She was a beautiful person. She was a very caring person and she would have given her 100 per cent to this bloke.
“She was broke, she was in Australia and she had nowhere to turn.
“All he had to do was reimburse her and let her start again but he was so determined not do.”” Continue reading “Paul Pisale sentenced to 2 years imprisonment”
