A JURY today found veteran Rockhampton solicitor Douglas John Winning guilty of official corruption.
The 67-year-old was subsequently sentenced in Rockhampton District Court to nine months’ jail, wholly suspended for 18 months.
Mr Winning had pleaded not guilty to the charge which stemmed from allegations he tried to bribe two police officers after he was caught drink-driving.
Leaving the Rockhampton courthouse this afternoon, Mr Winning walked with his head up, but he was not in the mood to talk to waiting media.
Inside, he was a shattered man.
After the guilty verdict was delivered, the court heard the solicitor of 34 years would likely be struck off (removed from practice), spelling the end of his career.
“From 2006 onwards you ran …
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