FORMER Parramatta Eels boss Scott Seward pleaded guilty to fraud for his role in the salary cap scandal.
On Friday Seward was not present at the Sydney Downing Centre when his lawyer entered a plea on his behalf to the charge of dishonestly obtain financial advantage by deception.
Seward has yet to plead guilty to a second charge of publishing false misleading material to obtain advantage but it is understood this is likely and will be taken into consideration by a magistrate when he is sentenced on July 4.
Scott Seward, has pleaded guilty to his role in the salary cap scandal at the Parramatta Eels.Court documents state the 41-year-old dishonestly arranged and authorised false invoices and “subsequent arrangement and payment of funds to players past and present of Parramatta National Rugby League Club” sometime between November 2014 and June 2015.
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The charge also states Steward “dishonestly obtained a financial advantage to wit $221,106.50 from Parramatta National Rugby league Club and Parramatta Leagues Club.”
Seward is also charged with dishonestly signing a service agreement contract that falsely provided an income of $120,000 for E-Group Security Services so that they could pay a current player at Parramatta.
Scott Seward still faces further charges. Picture: Adam TaylorStrike Force Rhodium was established in May 2016 by the State Crime Command’s Fraud and Cybercrime Squad to investigate allegations of fraud committed against Parramatta Leagues Club members.
When Seward was first charged in April this year, Fraud and Cybercrime Squad Coordinator, Detective Chief Inspector Matt Craft said detectives had more than 500,000 pieces of documentation and emails.
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“It has been a tedious process so far, but our investigation is gathering momentum,” he said.
“As our inquiries continue, we are focusing on the suspected use of false invoices to disguise payments to players. It doesn’t appear to have been an isolated incident or the actions of just one individual.
“This is the second person we have charged and we anticipate more in the not too distant future.”
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Also out of curiosity, What happened to the NRL / Manly match fixing investigation ?
" that's how we did it at Canterbury " recorded quote referring to salary cap rorting , which has somehow been buried . How can a major criminal investigation ignore a recording of the charged referring to further evidence of the same behaviour by that person ? There is obvious a blatant cover up going on by someone within the investigation team to have just ignored the Greenturd / Sewerage relationship when you consider the events that have taken place during The NRLs own salary cap investigation.
Where is our resident prosecutor ?
They haven't finished the investigation “This is the second person we have charged and we anticipate more in the not too distant future.” These things normally end with a bang. I don't think Seward is that bang somehow.
Very True, whatever comes out here, will in the end ensnare quite a few others as well, fraud squad will listen to every recording and every word that has been recorded. Any names that have been mentioned and the like will be linked and they will be subject to a thorough investigation.
Seward in the end really is the bowling ball which rolls to the pins, maybe they will be less than ten, but could just as readily be more. If Seward's legal man has pleaded guilty on his behalf, it would likely mean that he has also promised to fully support the investigation therefore very revealing that may get him some browny points in the final sentencing decision.
So they can knit together? Ivan Milat is over 70 years old.
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