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Leading rugby league player-manager Sam Ayoub has been arrested in connection with the police investigation into suspicious betting activity on a game last August.
Another man, 49, was arrested by police about 9.45am at a home in Punchbowl before being taken to Bankstown police station. Charges are expected to be laid.
Detectives are also executing a search warrant at a business premises on Hay Street in Leichhardt.
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Pleaded not guilty ... Ryan Tandy. Photo: Getty Images
About 11am today, Ayoub, 49, was arrested by detectives from the Casino and Racing Investigation Unit after he went to Campsie police station. Charges are expected to be laid.
Additional charges were also laid against Bulldogs prop Ryan Tandy in court this morning, to do with his allegedly having provided false and misleading evidence to a NSW Crime Commission hearing.
Today's arrests follow investigations by police into an alleged illegal betting activity surrounding the Round 24 NRL match between the Bulldogs and the Cowboys.
Strike Force Suburb comprises detectives from the Firearms and Organised Crime Squad's Casino and Racing Investigation Unit and was established to investigate the alleged incident. Investigations are continuing.
Police laid an additional three charges against Tandy, 29, at Downing Centre Local Court in relation to three separate incidents relating to giving false/misleading evidence at a NSW Crime Commission hearing.
Tandy was previously arrested by police in Sydney's CBD on February 2.
Earlier, Tandy pleaded not guilty to lying to the NSW Crime Commission about his betting activity on two NRL games last year.
Tandy appeared in court today on four charges of giving evidence that was false or misleading at two Crime Commission hearings.
Police allege that, at a hearing on January 20, Tandy lied about his "betting activity with [former journalist] John Schell".
Then at a second hearing, on February 2, police say he gave false or misleading evidence about:
- Having a conversation discussing his position on the field at kick-off during a Bulldogs v Cowboys game in August last year.
- His betting activity and access to his TAB account.
- Having placed a bet on the Bulldogs v Titans game on June 18 last year.
The NSW Crime Command's Racing and Casino Investigation Unit has been examining suspicious betting on the clash between the Bulldogs and the North Queensland Cowboys.
The incident involved a plunge on a betting option that the first points of the game would come from a penalty goal.
Tandy was penalised two minutes into the game for impeding Cowboys playmaker Grant Rovelli in front of the posts.
The Cowboys did not opt for a kick at goal, but chose to take a quick tap and scored a try out wide.
After he pleaded not guilty today, Tandy's bail was continued and the case was adjourned to April 7
http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/betting-scam-ayoub-arrested-20110303-1bfdw.html
Another man, 49, was arrested by police about 9.45am at a home in Punchbowl before being taken to Bankstown police station. Charges are expected to be laid.
Detectives are also executing a search warrant at a business premises on Hay Street in Leichhardt.
Advertisement: Story continues below
Pleaded not guilty ... Ryan Tandy. Photo: Getty Images
About 11am today, Ayoub, 49, was arrested by detectives from the Casino and Racing Investigation Unit after he went to Campsie police station. Charges are expected to be laid.
Additional charges were also laid against Bulldogs prop Ryan Tandy in court this morning, to do with his allegedly having provided false and misleading evidence to a NSW Crime Commission hearing.
Today's arrests follow investigations by police into an alleged illegal betting activity surrounding the Round 24 NRL match between the Bulldogs and the Cowboys.
Strike Force Suburb comprises detectives from the Firearms and Organised Crime Squad's Casino and Racing Investigation Unit and was established to investigate the alleged incident. Investigations are continuing.
Police laid an additional three charges against Tandy, 29, at Downing Centre Local Court in relation to three separate incidents relating to giving false/misleading evidence at a NSW Crime Commission hearing.
Tandy was previously arrested by police in Sydney's CBD on February 2.
Earlier, Tandy pleaded not guilty to lying to the NSW Crime Commission about his betting activity on two NRL games last year.
Tandy appeared in court today on four charges of giving evidence that was false or misleading at two Crime Commission hearings.
Police allege that, at a hearing on January 20, Tandy lied about his "betting activity with [former journalist] John Schell".
Then at a second hearing, on February 2, police say he gave false or misleading evidence about:
- Having a conversation discussing his position on the field at kick-off during a Bulldogs v Cowboys game in August last year.
- His betting activity and access to his TAB account.
- Having placed a bet on the Bulldogs v Titans game on June 18 last year.
The NSW Crime Command's Racing and Casino Investigation Unit has been examining suspicious betting on the clash between the Bulldogs and the North Queensland Cowboys.
The incident involved a plunge on a betting option that the first points of the game would come from a penalty goal.
Tandy was penalised two minutes into the game for impeding Cowboys playmaker Grant Rovelli in front of the posts.
The Cowboys did not opt for a kick at goal, but chose to take a quick tap and scored a try out wide.
After he pleaded not guilty today, Tandy's bail was continued and the case was adjourned to April 7
http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/betting-scam-ayoub-arrested-20110303-1bfdw.html
