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| Eddie Obeid to apply for bail days after he was sentenced to five years in jail | |
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| Corrupt former Labor MP Eddie Obeid is due to apply for bail only days after being sentenced to at least three years in prison for wilful misconduct in public office. | Corrupt former Labor MP Eddie Obeid is due to apply for bail only days after being sentenced to at least three years in prison for wilful misconduct in public office. |
| The 73-year-old’s spectacular fall comes after he was found guilty in July of lobbying a senior public servant in a 2007 phone call about a series of lucrative Circular Quay leases without revealing his family’s interests. | The 73-year-old’s spectacular fall comes after he was found guilty in July of lobbying a senior public servant in a 2007 phone call about a series of lucrative Circular Quay leases without revealing his family’s interests. |
| His offence was not a failure to disclose those interests but in communicating with the public servant for the purpose of advancing his or his family’s pecuniary interests, Justice Robert Beech-Jones said in handing down the maximum five-year sentence. | His offence was not a failure to disclose those interests but in communicating with the public servant for the purpose of advancing his or his family’s pecuniary interests, Justice Robert Beech-Jones said in handing down the maximum five-year sentence. |
| Obeid has swapped his suit for prison greens, and has been in a cell at Sliverwater – a far cry from his multimillion dollar Hunters Hill mansion. | Obeid has swapped his suit for prison greens, and has been in a cell at Sliverwater – a far cry from his multimillion dollar Hunters Hill mansion. |
| Following Friday’s sentence, Obeid’s barrister indicated he will appeal against the conviction and sentence. He is eligible for parole in 2019 but is expected to apply for bail during a hearing listed at the court of criminal appeal on Tuesday morning. | Following Friday’s sentence, Obeid’s barrister indicated he will appeal against the conviction and sentence. He is eligible for parole in 2019 but is expected to apply for bail during a hearing listed at the court of criminal appeal on Tuesday morning. |