Disgraced former NSW Labor minister Eddie Obeid is seen leaving Silverwater jail wearing a cap and sunglasses and hugging his son before getting into a tinted van after spending three years in jail for misconduct in public office.
Disgraced former NSW Labor minister, Eddie Obeid, has walked free after spending three years behind bars.
He was found to be lobbying senior water bureaucrats for the rights to waterfront businesses without disclosing family business interests in cafe leases on Sydney's Circular Quay.Obeid did not speak to media as he left Silverwater Correctional Centre on Saturday morning with his lawyer and several family members.
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