CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 3 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release:
A Sydney man has been sentenced to a 12-month Community Correction Order at Parramatta Local Court for sending offensive emails to a Commonwealth official.
The AFP's National Security Investigations (NSI) team began an investigation in May, 2026, after a series of abusive emails were sent to a Commonwealth official between February and May, 2026.
The man, 43, was arrested at a Wentworthville home on 23 June, 2026, and later pled guilty to using a carriage service to menace, harass or cause offence, contrary to section 474.1(1) of the Criminal Code (Cth).
He was convicted and sentenced yesterday (2 October, 2026) to three months and three days' impris...