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The Sydney Morning Herald
· collected 2026-09-26 · by Rebecca Peppiatt
Former deputy CEO Sam Curulli, 27, has been charged with additional offenses including drug possession and fraud after his March arrest for similar crimes committed while working at the Mid West council. Police allege that he committed 46 further offences between his initial arrest in March and now, which include multiple counts of gaining benefit by fraud and breach of bail conditions. Curulli was previously accused of using expense accounts to purchase items for personal use and selling some products to pocket the money. He faces new charges including supplying a prohibited drug and possession of methylamphetamine along with other misconduct.
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Sam Curulli, who was previously a deputy CEO at the Shire of Coorow in Western Australia, has been charged by police with 46 additional offenses. These charges come on top of accusations from earlier this year when he was accused of attempting to gain benefit through fraud and corruption between May and December 2025 while helping to run the Mid West council.
Police allege that Curulli used expense accounts to obtain items for his personal use, selling some products and pocketing the proceeds. The new charges include two counts of supplying a prohibited drug, one count of possessing methylamphetamine, and possession of drug paraphernalia. Additionally, he faces 16 counts of gaining benefit by fraud, six counts of making or supplying identification material with intent to commit an offense, and one count of possessing such material for the same purpose.
The council initially described Curulli as "an experienced individual" when announcing his appointment in April 2023. However, these recent developments raise significant questions about governance and transparency within the Shire of Coorow.
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The former deputy CEO of a Mid West council has been charged by police with a further 46 offences - including possessing drugs - which police allege took place after his March arrest for similar offending.
asserted
police → charge → offending
Earlier this year Sam Curulli, 27, was accused of attempting to gain benefit by fraud, corruption, and stealing between May and December 2025, while helping to run the Mid West council.
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Curulli → accuse → council
At the time police said Curulli used expense accounts to obtain items for his own personal benefit, and also sold some of the ordered products, pocketing the money for himself.
asserted
Curulli → say → himself
Now he faces a raft of new similar charges, along with two charges of supplying a prohibited drug, possession of methylamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia.
asserted
he → face → paraphernalia
In a statement released on Saturday, a WA Police spokeswoman said Curulli had been charged with a further 46 offences which they allege took place between his arrest in March this year and now.
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they → release → March
Along with the drug allegations, they include 16 counts of gaining benefit by fraud, six counts of made, used or supplied identification material with intent to commit an offence, one count of possession of identification material with intent to commit an offence and two counts of breaching protective bail conditions.
asserted
they → include → conditions
In a statement released by police in March, they claimed Curulli attended the Shire of Coorow offices the day after he was sacked and allegedly stole items valued at about $3,000.
“Police will allege upon termination, the man committed an act of perjury by unlawfully accessing social media and email accounts to send himself false messages, which were utilised to obtain a court order,” they said.
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they → release → order
The commerce-graduate was appointed deputy chief executive at the Shire of Coorow in 2025, when he was 26 years old, after having worked as a governance officer at two metropolitan councils.
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he → appoint → councils
According to his LinkedIn profile, he left the Shire in December 2025, and in February this year, commenced as the deputy chief executive at the Shire of Cuballing.
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he → accord → Cuballing
A ‘welcome to the team’ notice posted after Curulli’s appointment at the Shire of Coorow, the council stated that he was “an experienced individual with a demonstrated history across a range of portfolios including governance and strategy, legal and risk, procurement and contracts, community development and special projects”.
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he → post → governance
“Sam is very keen to be part of the Coorow, Leeman and Green Head communities and cannot wait to get started,” it read.
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it → wait → communities
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