The former NSW minister once dubbed ‘Eddie Obeid’s left testicle’ will join his old political ally behind bars after being convicted for wilful misconduct in public office.
Ian Macdonald is the second ALP heavyweight to fall following extensive investigations by the Independent Commission Against Corruption.
The 68-year-old was sentenced in the NSW Supreme Court to up to 10 years’ jail on Friday after a jury found him guilty of two counts of misconduct in public office.
He will be eligible for parole in May 2024.
Macdonald was convicted over a lucrative coal exploration licence he granted ‘without any reasonable cause or justification’ to Doyles Creek Mining when mineral resources minister in 2008.
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