Former deputy mayor Salim Mehajer found guilty of fraud offences after forging signatures

Ex-Auburn councillor found guilty in Sydney court of four counts of making or using false documents to obtain financial advantage

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A bankrupt former deputy mayor of a Sydney council has been found guilty of fraud offences after forging the signatures of his ex-lawyer and sister.

Salim Mehajer, 37, forged his former solicitor Zali Burrows' signature on two separate documents, one of which claimed to witness a statutory declaration from his sister Zenha Osman, whose signature he also forged, a New South Wales district court jury decided after deliberating for just over four hours.

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