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Eddie Obeid, the corrupt former NSW mining minister, can remain living at his Hunters Hill mansion for the next seven weeks before he is jailed for conspiracy, after a court extended his bail on Thursday.
His son Moses and one-time political ally Ian Macdonald will also remain at home until a two-day sentencing hearing begins in the NSW Supreme Court on September 8.
Last chance for home-cooked meals for some time for, from left, Moses Obeid, Ian Macdonald and Eddie Obeid.
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All three are not permitted to leave their residences unless they are visiting legal counsel or for medical appointments. They must report to the local police three times a week.
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Eddie Obied, Ian Macdonald, Moses Obeid found guilty of mine licence conspiracy By court reporter Jamelle Wells © Provided by ABC NEWS Eddie Obeid, Ian Macdonald and Moses Obeid were charged with conspiring over a coal exploration licence. ()
Former NSW Labor ministers Eddie Obeid and Ian Macdonald and Obeid s son Moses have been found guilty of conspiring over a lucrative mine licence.
Eddie Obeid 77, his middle son Moses 51, and Macdonald 72, stood trial accused of conspiring over a coal exploration licence granted over the Obeid family farm in the Bylong Valley near Mudgee, when Mr Macdonald was Resources Minister from 2007 to 2009.
The Crown case was that they conspired for Macdonald to commit misconduct in public office.