Wednesday, June 22, 2022

Eddie Obeid, Moses Obeid and Ian Macdonald to appeal mine licence conspiracy convictions in 2023

 Former NSW Labor ministers Ian Macdonald, Eddie Obeid, and his son Moses, will appeal against their convictions and jail sentences for a mine licence conspiracy next year. 

Eddie Obeid, 78, Moses Obeid, 53, and Macdonald, 73, were jailed in October 2021 after being found guilty in a landmark judge-alone trial. 

Justice Elizabeth Fullerton found they conspired for former resources minister Macdonald to commit misconduct in public office by granting a coal exploration licence for the Obeid family farm in the Bylong Valley.

It gave the Obeid family a $30 million windfall, which has never been repaid. 

Read More: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-06-23/eddie-obeid-moses-obeid-ian-macdonald-appeal/101176340



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