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EXPLAINED: Greedy mp facing jail term for theft and dishonesty - The Real Truth

South Australian MP Troy Bell will be forced into bankruptcy if jailed, his lawyer has told a court. (Abe Maddison/AAP PHOTOS)

A state MP was motivated by greed when he stole $430,000 from not-for-profits that was meant to help vulnerable school children and he should be jailed, a court has been told.

Last September, a South Australian District Court jury found Bell, 51, guilty of 20 counts of theft and five aggravated counts of dishonest dealings, committed between 2009 and 2013.

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