[2] The Globe and Mail newspaper reports that Di Biase received an annual salary of $164,074,[3] making him one of the highest-paid municipal politicians in the country.
After a court-ordered recount completed on April 26, 2007, which had been initiated by Di Biase, it was confirmed that Jackson had indeed won the election.
[8] In April 2015, Di Biase was docked three month's pay for breaching the city's code of conduct by aiding a local construction firm acquire municipal contracts.
[12] In February 2020, the two criminal code charges were dropped, but Di Biase pleaded guilty and was convicted of an offence under the Municipal Act.
[13] At that time, Di Biase had recently suffered a heart attack, had Type 2 diabetes, as well as kidney issues.