Australian Public Official Spent $15,000 on Banned Electoral Practices: Anti-Corruption Hearing Reveals

The Parliament of Victoria's upper house on Nov. 3, 2017. in Melbourne, Australia. Michael Dodge/Getty Images

A current elected official in Australia has revealed he spent thousands of dollars on banned fraudulent activities while running a branch office for the Australian Labor Party (ALP).

Rick Garotti, the current mayor of Banyule in Melbourne, told the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission (IBAC) on Oct. 18 he spent an estimated $15,000 on “branch-stacking” activities.