Victoria Police have reportedly shifted their investigation into the Brownlow Medal betting scandal.
AFL umpire Michael Pell was considered one of 4 males arrested final month by the Victoria Police Sporting Integrity Intelligence Unit.
The investigation was launched after the AFL uncovered suspicious betting exercise on the 2022 depend.
Nine News this week reported Victoria Police had been now taking a look at “betting patterns on the Brownlow Medal in the 2021 season”.
According to journalist Paddy Sweeney, the investigation now contains matches from the 2021 season the place Pell was an emergency umpire.
“Nine News can reveal officers are now looking at betting patterns in the 2021 season – that’s a year earlier than previously reported,” Sweeney stated.
“AFL umpire Michael Pell was one of four men arrested last month in relation to suspicious activity on this year’s Brownlow count.
“What we now understand is games where umpire Pell was appointed as an emergency umpire in 2021, his first year on the AFL list, are also the focus of this police investigation.
“At this point Michael Pell has not been charged and nor has anyone else as this investigation continues.”
Victoria Police confirmed final month two 32-year-old males from Glenroy, a 29-year-old man from Oak Park and a 27-year-old man from Drouin had been launched from custody however anticipated to be charged on summons with utilizing data to deprave a betting occasion.
That offence carries a sentence of as much as 10 years imprisonment.
While arresting the 4 males, Police raided properties at Glenroy, Kilsyth, Oak Park, Drouin, Craigieburn and Doreen. Several cellphones and different digital objects had been seized within the raids.
The 4 males allegedly concerned are anticipated to be charged on summons with utilizing data to deprave a betting occasion, which entails going through legal costs.
AFL area umpires vote after every recreation for the three finest gamers on the bottom, utilizing a 3-2-1 system.
