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Parramatta Leagues Club board sacked, administrator appointed

Chipmunk

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You blokes are delusional if you think a white collar crime where the perpetrator received none of the direct benefits themselves is going to get a custodial sentence.
 
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Gronk

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^^^ link

In sentencing Mr Seward in the Downing Centre Local Court, Deputy Chief Magistrate Christopher O'Brien acknowledged Mr Seward did not implement the scheme to make off-the-books payments to players and managers, saying it was clear he inherited it.

He accepted Mr Seward's account the Parramatta Eels board told him to fix the problem or they would find someone who would.

"There was a degree of desperation and coercion at the time these offences were committed," Mr O'Brien said.

No conviction was recorded.
 

Chipmunk

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^^^ link

In sentencing Mr Seward in the Downing Centre Local Court, Deputy Chief Magistrate Christopher O'Brien acknowledged Mr Seward did not implement the scheme to make off-the-books payments to players and managers, saying it was clear he inherited it.

He accepted Mr Seward's account the Parramatta Eels board told him to fix the problem or they would find someone who would.

"There was a degree of desperation and coercion at the time these offences were committed," Mr O'Brien said.

No conviction was recorded.

You have to ask the question, if he 'inherited' the scheme, then why didn't the person who 'implemented' the scheme also get charged?
 

eel01s

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Excellent point. Given the extraordinary amount of documented evidence, surely that person/people is known?
 

Gronk

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You have to ask the question, if he 'inherited' the scheme, then why didn't the person who 'implemented' the scheme also get charged?

Here you go. I prepared this earlier.

He inherited the problem ?

Sharp took over from Spags 12 May 2013

Sharp appointed Seward 21 Sept 2013

So from this we deduce that:-

1. Spags left Sharp a salary cap hand grenade.
2. If Sharp knew about it, he was too stupid not to self report.
3. If Sharp knew about it, how come he has not been charged ?
4. Seward consulted Todd in December 2013.
5. Seward did not resign until June 2015 only after the Foran contract fiasco.

Seward, who is a close friend of Greenberg from their time together at the Bulldogs, admitted in the December, 2013 board meeting to have sought feedback from Greenberg about the way Canterbury handled third-party agreements during his tenure as club chief executive.

http://www.beaudeserttimes.com.au/s...rg-for-advice-on-third-party-agreements/?cs=6
 

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