00:00The 49-year-old appeared in South Australia's District Court today where he pleaded guilty
00:07to four offences, including disclosing protected information and using a listening device to
00:12record private conversations.
00:15Boyle was originally facing a total of 66 charges relating to the offending in 2017 and
00:212018, but several of those have been dropped over time.
00:24Boyle rose to prominence when he went public with his concerns about the Tax Office, saying
00:29his complaints internally were being ignored.
00:32At the time, he told ABC's Four Corners about the culture at the ATO, which he said included
00:37his area being instructed to use more heavy-handed tactics on taxpayers who owed the Tax Office
00:42money.
00:43Today outside court, supporter and former Senator Rex Patrick said it's been eight long years
00:48for Boyle and that today he should be proud of what he's done for all Australians.
00:52This has been a long saga that's taken a lot out of Richard Boyle.
00:57He should be wearing a big S on his chest as a superhero instead of a conviction.
01:03Boyle is due to be back in court for sentencing submissions in August.
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