Making almost 40 calls to a federal election candidate and threatening to "fix him" has left a fried chicken shop owner salty and battered in court.
"I know where you are and this time I will get you," Musher Saleh said calling through a private number on May 1, 2025.
His calls targeted Australian Migrants candidate Jamal Daoud who was running for the seat of Werrima during the May 3 federal election.
"F*** you, son of a bitch, I will fix you," he said.
"This time I know where you are. You can't hide from me."
Saleh knew Mr Daoud - who works as a migration agent - through a case they were both working on, agreed facts filed with Parramatta Local Court say.
The 43-year-old pleaded guilty to a charge of using a carriage service to harass, menace or offend on Monday.
The owner of the Extra Crispy fried chicken franchise was fined $500 and released on a good behaviour bond without being convicted.
He called Mr Daoud almost 40 times, the agreed facts say.
With most of these calls going unanswered, the threats were made when the migration agent picked up the call.
After he complained to police, officers seized Saleh's phone finding its call log corroborated that taken from Mr Daoud's mobile.
The majority of the calls were made from Saleh's home in the western Sydney suburb of Merrylands.
"The volume of phone calls, along with the brief conversation with Saleh, have left (Mr Daoud) feeling distressed and concerned for his own and his family's safety," the agreed facts say.
The chicken business owner initially denied making the threat when he pleaded not guilty to the charge in May.
He declined to speak to AAP about Monday's sentencing,
"I can only say one thing to you. You are fake news," he said on Friday.
Almost a decade ago, Saleh had his permanent residency revoked after immigration officials uncovered false marriage claims.
Entering Australia on a business visa in 2001, he was granted permanent residency in May 2013, according to a 2018 decision from the Administrative Appeals Tribunal.
The Palestinian man had his permanent residency revoked in August 2017 after immigration officials learned he had supplied false details about a claimed ongoing marriage to an Australian citizen.
Saleh failed to notify immigration that his marriage had broken down before being granted residency and that he had formed a new relationship with a Norwegian national instead, the tribunal found.
In 2022, Mr Daoud stood for Clive Palmer's United Australia Party at the federal election.
He said in a statement that he would again send a letter to Immigration Minister Tony Burke to see why Saleh remained in Australia despite his past
