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| Eddie Obeid found guilty of misconduct in public office | Eddie Obeid found guilty of misconduct in public office |
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| The former New South Wales Labor minister Eddie Obeid has been found guilty of misconduct in public office over his family’s business dealings. | The former New South Wales Labor minister Eddie Obeid has been found guilty of misconduct in public office over his family’s business dealings. |
| A supreme court jury in Sydney took less than a day to deliberate before finding Obeid guilty on Tuesday, after a trial lasting three weeks. | A supreme court jury in Sydney took less than a day to deliberate before finding Obeid guilty on Tuesday, after a trial lasting three weeks. |
| The criminal charges followed adverse findings against Obeid, 72, by the Independent Commission Against Corruption. | The criminal charges followed adverse findings against Obeid, 72, by the Independent Commission Against Corruption. |
| Obeid hugged and kissed family members in the back of the courtroom on Tuesday afternoon after hearing the jury’s decision. | |
| Over the course of the former MP’s trial, the jury heard that in late 2007, Obeid spoke about the plight of Circular Quay leaseholders to the then deputy chief executive of the NSW Maritime Authority, Steve Dunn – but did not disclose his family’s direct financial stakes in two restaurants along the prime foreshore strip. | |
| More to come | More to come |