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The NRL’s integrity unit has started formal interviews with club officials of the Manly Sea Eagles, as pressure mounts on the club over alleged salary cap breaches.
While conducting investigations into allegations of match fixing, NSW police uncovered revelations that a number of Manly players took cash payments, which are against NRL salary cap rules.
During Strike Force Nuralda's long-running investigation, police found that there was a widespread trade of club insiders revealing secret information to known gamblers which is a criminal offence punishable by up to two years in jail. However, no charges will be laid because there is a six-month limitation from the date of the alleged offences taking place.
A Fairfax Media report revealed that senior Manly officials initially refused to hand over their personal computers to the NRL integrity unit saying they weren’t bound by law to do so. But the club eventually caved to the requests, allowing the NRL’s investigative arm to look through thousands of documents, computer records and information downloaded from the mobile phones of club officials.
Manly official Bob Fulton has stepped down from the club. There is no suggestion Fulton was involved in any wrongdoing. (AAP)
One club official to be interviewed is Manly legend Bob Fulton who stepped down from his role this week as a consultant, after spending 50 years with the club as a player, coach and official.
Fulton explained his departure from the club to News Corp saying that "the club is now in great shape and it was the right time."
It is not suggested Fulton was involved in any wrongdoing.
It’s also being reported that former Manly sponsor Robby Melhem had allegedly supplied cocaine and prostitutes to some players in addition to making cash payments to Sea Eagles players, which is in direct breach of salary cap rules.
Fairfax Media reported that Melhem held regular private parties for Manly players and provided cocaine during festivities.
Melhem was charged in August this year for being involved in a drug syndicate.
The former mobile phone entrepreneur and property developer was arrested by police after he allegedly sold cocaine to an undercover police officer at Sydney Olympic Park.
Detectives later found 22kg of cocaine in an apartment Melhem’s syndicate rented in the inner Sydney suburb of Pyrmont.
The NRL’s integrity unit has started formal interviews with club officials of the Manly Sea Eagles, as pressure mounts on the club over alleged salary cap breaches.
While conducting investigations into allegations of match fixing, NSW police uncovered revelations that a number of Manly players took cash payments, which are against NRL salary cap rules.
During Strike Force Nuralda's long-running investigation, police found that there was a widespread trade of club insiders revealing secret information to known gamblers which is a criminal offence punishable by up to two years in jail. However, no charges will be laid because there is a six-month limitation from the date of the alleged offences taking place.
A Fairfax Media report revealed that senior Manly officials initially refused to hand over their personal computers to the NRL integrity unit saying they weren’t bound by law to do so. But the club eventually caved to the requests, allowing the NRL’s investigative arm to look through thousands of documents, computer records and information downloaded from the mobile phones of club officials.
Manly official Bob Fulton has stepped down from the club. There is no suggestion Fulton was involved in any wrongdoing. (AAP)
One club official to be interviewed is Manly legend Bob Fulton who stepped down from his role this week as a consultant, after spending 50 years with the club as a player, coach and official.
Fulton explained his departure from the club to News Corp saying that "the club is now in great shape and it was the right time."
It is not suggested Fulton was involved in any wrongdoing.
It’s also being reported that former Manly sponsor Robby Melhem had allegedly supplied cocaine and prostitutes to some players in addition to making cash payments to Sea Eagles players, which is in direct breach of salary cap rules.
Fairfax Media reported that Melhem held regular private parties for Manly players and provided cocaine during festivities.
Melhem was charged in August this year for being involved in a drug syndicate.
The former mobile phone entrepreneur and property developer was arrested by police after he allegedly sold cocaine to an undercover police officer at Sydney Olympic Park.
Detectives later found 22kg of cocaine in an apartment Melhem’s syndicate rented in the inner Sydney suburb of Pyrmont.
