Icac finds sacked NSW Labor minister Tim Crakanthorp breached public trust and ministerial code

Corruption watchdog report says Newcastle MP breached public trust when he ‘knowingly failed to declare a conflict of interest arising from interests’ in property but made no finding of corrupt conduct

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Former New South Wales Labor minister Tim Crakanthorp has been found to have breached the public trust and substantially breached the ministerial code after an investigation by the state’s corruption watchdog.

The Independent Commission Against Corruption (Icac) made no finding of corrupt conduct when it handed the report to the NSW premier, Chris Minns, on Wednesday.

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