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  "id": 10616984,
  "title": "Former WA deputy council chief accused of fraud, theft bailed on new charges",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/former-wa-deputy-council-chief-accused-of-fraud-theft-bailed-on-new-10616984",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-29T05:10:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Age",
    "slug": "the-age",
    "url": "https://www.theage.com.au/national/western-australia/former-wa-deputy-council-chief-accused-of-fraud-theft-bailed-on-new-charges-20260929-p611fx.html?ref=rss"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Sam Curulli, 27, had already been charged with a raft of offences relating to his time as the Shire of Coorow chief executive, including fraud, corruption, and stealing between May and December 2025.",
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        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "Former WA deputy council chief accused of fraud, theft bailed on new charges",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/former-wa-deputy-council-chief-accused-of-fraud-theft-bailed-on-new",
        "published": "2026-09-29T05:10:20.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}