<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A bankrupt former western Sydney deputy mayor and property developer who made headlines when he shut down an entire street for his wedding day has left prison after almost five years behind bars.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Salim Mehajer was granted parole last month after he was found guilty in 2023 in separate trials for offences which took place between April 1, 2018 and October 4, 2020.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Mehajer, a former deputy mayor of Auburn council, was sentenced to seven years and nine months behind bars for a number of crimes, including domestic violence offences against his ex-partner, and forging his lawyer's signature.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/donald-trump-diagnosed-with-chronic-venous-insufficiency/0b3c5e8c-7e0f-4b0a-bd79-805bbe347806" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Trump diagnosed with blood condition, White House reveals</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The sentence carried a non-parole period of three years and nine months.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>9News understands that since his incarceration at the John Moroney Correctional Complex near Windsor in the Hawkesbury region, Mehajer has been kept to his own cell for about 17 hours a day for his own protection.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Mehajer's parole conditions include no contact with his victim, no contact with bikie members, and a ban on visiting the Central Coast local government area.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/salim-mehajer-leaves-jail-former-auburn-deputy-mayor-almost-five-years-behind-bars/d733325c-0443-4d4d-a0d9-ee8b160e1598" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/continuous-glucose-monitor-subsidy-type-2-diabetes-exclusive/6ef11a04-9a0f-4e1a-bf88-fefb90101259" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Dyan's forced to choose between her health and paying rent</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>His release was opposed by the commissioner of corrective services, while the State Parole Authority rated Mehajer's risk of re-offending as "medium".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Mehajer completed a number of courses in prison and will continue to do so on the outside, as well as ongoing sessions with a psychiatrist.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The bankrupt former property developer rose to notoriety after his lavish wedding in western Sydney shut down an entire street in 2015.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The day carried a reported price tag of $1 million.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>Support is available from the</span></strong><span> </span><strong><span>National Sexual Assault, Domestic and Family Violence Counselling Service</span></strong><span> </span><strong><span>at</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.1800respect.org.au/" title="https://www.1800respect.org.au/"><strong><span>1800RESPECT (1800 737 732)</span></strong></a><strong><span>.</span></strong></div></div>