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Nuttall sentenced to seven years jail
17th July 2009
Disgraced former Queensland minister Gordon Nuttall.
FORMER Queensland government minister Gordon Nuttall has been sentenced to seven years in jail over the receipt of $360,000 in secret commissions.
Chief Judge Patsy Wolfe delivered the sentence in the Brisbane District Court on Friday morning.
On Wednesday, Nuttall, 56, was found guilty of 36 counts of receiving secret commissions totalling $360,000 between 2002 and 2005 from two businessmen, Ken Talbot and Harold Shand.
Judge Wolfe said Nuttall would be eligible for parole after two-and-a-half years.
As he was escorted out of the courtroom, Nuttall said: "Love you all."
His family told him "good luck" and "be strong".
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