Former federal MP Peter Shack walks out of the District Court after being found guilty of stealing.
Former federal MP Peter Shack walks out of the District Court after being found guilty of stealing.
Former federal MP guilty of stealing from trust
A former Federal MP has been found guilty of stealing $100,000 from a family trust.
The former Liberal member for Tangney, Peter Shack, denied the charge, claiming his mother-in-law agreed to lend him the money in 2004 for an investment.
He testified that his mother-in-law wanted to keep the loan a secret from her children to avoid any claims of favouritism.
But today a District Court jury in Perth found Mr Shack guilty after several hours of deliberations.
He is due to be sentenced in April.
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