Liam Bartlett has questioned the suspended sentence of the brother of WA’s most corrupt public official Paul Whyte.

Ronald Peter Whyte, 56, narrowly avoid prison for possessing stolen or unlawfully obtained property after admitting to creating a false invoice for state government works, which directed almost $3 million of public funds to the purchase of his sibling’s Mosman Park mansion.

During CCC hearings into how Paul Whyte managed to siphon $27m through his years working in the public service, his brother Ronald said he was “bullied” into creating the invoice by his sibling, with his claim backed by a doctor’s report in the Perth Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday.

Bartlett questioned why Ronald Whyte kept $131,000 of the money for himself if he was "bullied" into the crime, and dismissed the fact he had since repaid it.

Liam Bartlett has questioned the suspended sentence of the brother of WA&rsquo;s most corrupt public official Paul Whyte.
Ronald Peter Whyte, 56, narrowly avoid prison for possessing stolen or unlawfully obtained property after admitting to creating a false invoice for state government works, which directed almost $3 million of public funds to the purchase of his sibling&rsquo;s Mosman Park mansion.
During CCC hearings into how Paul Whyte managed to siphon $27m through his years working in the public service, his brother Ronald said he was &ldquo;bullied&rdquo; into creating the invoice by his sibling, with his claim backed by a doctor&rsquo;s report in the Perth Magistrate&rsquo;s Court on Tuesday.
Bartlett questioned why Ronald Whyte kept $131,000 of the money for himself if he was "bullied" into the crime, and dismissed the fact he had since repaid it.

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