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Abe Maddison

$436k shortfall in accused MP's transfers, trial told

More than $400,000 Troy Bell stole from not-for-profits has not been returned, a jury has heard. (Lechelle Earl/AAP PHOTOS)

South Australian MP Troy Bell transferred money from his personal bank accounts back to the accounts of not-for-profits he is alleged to have stolen from, but there was "conservatively" $436,000 that wasn't returned, a court has been told.

The independent member for Mount Gambier is facing trial in the SA District Court after pleading not guilty to 20 counts of theft and six counts of dishonestly dealing with documents, allegedly committed between 2009 and 2013.

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