Sharangan Maheswaran and Karen Pensabene joked about the surveillance being taken of Matthew Blackmore, even referencing The Police song Every Breath You Take, the ICAC has heard.
In one exchange Maheswaran texted a friend a picture of a pen with the ICAC logo and told his friend “you need to hand this to Matthew at some point”. His friend then sends Maheswaran a link to a website that sells surveillance devices.
Former Strathfield mayor Matthew Blackmore, former councillor Sharangan Maheswaran, and current councillor Karen Pensabene.Matthew Absalom-Wong
“You should see my spy equipment one day,” Maheswaran texted back.
In another exchange, this time with Pensabene, who tells Maheswaran she’s currently at a cafe meeting with Blackmore.
Maheswaran sends her back a photograph taken of her sitting at the cafe along with a cover of the song Every Breath You Take.
“The next line of that song, as we all know, is ‘I’ll be watching you’,” Peggy Dwyer, SC, said.