The ex-representative for Wagga Wagga, whose secret romance with former NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian contributed to her resignation, was present at Sydney’s Downing Centre Courthouse when the verdict was delivered on Friday.

Magistrate Clare Farnan found he misled the NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption while giving evidence during a hearing in July 2018.

Farnan rejected a bid by Maguire’s legal team to suppress the publication of the guilty verdict.

“The interests of the community in open justice is in my view not outweighed by Mr Maguire’s interests,” she said.

During the ICAC inquiry, Maguire was questioned about his anticipated returns from selling a property development in Campsie, located in Sydney’s southwest, projected to be worth $48 million.

During the criminal hearing earlier in 2025, prosecutors claimed Maguire flipped during questioning over claims he was not expected to be reimbursed.

ICAC grilled Maguire and others in 2018 under Operation Dasha, which probed allegations of corruption at the local council.

The Wagga Wagga MP resigned from the Berejiklian government after giving evidence, before succumbing to pressure and quitting parliament altogether.

ICAC opened a further probe into Maguire, exposing his secret romantic relationship with Berejiklian in 2020.

Berejiklian also resigned and was subsequently found by ICAC to have violated public trust by not disclosing their relationship, which lasted at least five years during her tenure as transport minister, then treasurer, and finally premier.