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James Bond Esq
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Posted: 23 Jan 2014 at 7:07am |
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http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/law-order/racing-watchdog-investigates-asian-crime-gang/story-fni0fee2-1226808017606
AN Asian triad is moving to infiltrate Australian horse racing, sparking an unprecedented investigation by racing authorities. The Herald Sun can reveal a suspected senior figure, active within Hong Kong's notoriously violent crime gangs, has invested heavily in thoroughbred racing in Australia. He owns a local horse stud and has connections to some of the biggest-name horses in Australian racing, including a Melbourne Cup runner. Law enforcement and integrity figures believe the crime boss is a triad money launderer. Racing Integrity Commissioner Sal Perna confirmed he would investigate the man's activities with assistance from the Australian Crime Commission. "We have received information about this matter and disclosed it to the ACC for assessment," Mr Perna said. The Herald Sun cannot identify the figure or his assets for legal reasons. The suspected triad figure is known to global integrity authorities as a key player in a powerful Hong Kong triad. Hong Kong's dominant triads are the Sun Yee On and 14K. A wealthy and apparently legitimate businessman, the figure heads a global manufacturing empire. His business interests span a range of other fields, including mining, property, resources and horse racing. He heads an international organisation that has secured ownership of a horse stud in Australia and has purchased a number of horses, according to industry figures. The stud acquired by his firm is home to some of the finest thoroughbred bloodlines in Australia. In a statement to the Herald Sun, Hong Kong police declined to publicly identify any triad members, but said: "Some individual members or persons claiming to have triad affiliations are occasionally found involving in criminal activities overseas or cross-boundary." Triad-related crime accounts for about three per cent of all crime in Hong Kong, police said. The alleged triad figure heads a big investment firm that is listed on the Hong Kong stock exchange. Its business interests extend to Macau, the United Kingdom, China and Australia. It does business out of a tropical tax haven. The triad figure is listed as a director of a public company in Australia whose business relates to thoroughbreds. The Sun Yee On is Hong Kong's biggest, richest and best organised triad. It has tens of thousands of members and deals in nightclub standover, illegal gambling, drugs and extortion. According to officials from the Hong Kong Police Organised Crime and Triad Bureau, the Sun Yee On remains ¬active. Some of its members are alleged to have Communist Party links and dozens have been arrested for slashing to death members of rival gangs. Triad 14K is known for loansharking, illegal gambling and the brutal public executions of its rivals. Edited by Gay3 - 13 Feb 2019 at 3:58pm |
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Spearmint
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Well from the above info, it would not be hard to guess which stud they are talking about!!
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"Nothing in the world is so powerful as an idea whose time has come"
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TIGER
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Mr Chow
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Flight
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Ummm.....
If this is the case, then what is the purpose of the FIRB? |
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“The probability of a certain set of circumstances coming together in a meaningful (or tragic) way is so low that it simply cannot be considered mere coincidence. ”
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Fiddlesticks
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genius idea to publish an article then and alert them...
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Panspermia.
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well_rated
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Once again the Australian racing media have proved that they are pretty much USELESS!
If someone buys a stud, the media should be looking to see who that person is, failing to report on it makes racing look like its covering up. I wonder how many free lunch offers were taken up by the media? This week, If I see 1 journo pointing their voice recorder to a TV because they're too lazy to go to the mounting yard I will tweet it!
It's about time our LAZY media is shamed & named |
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Air Seattle
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Well rated, you could always turn the volume down on the telly
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Pazman
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Very Difficult Case well_rated.
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djebel
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I tweeted yesterday, Why do Racing commentators and Journalist call racing "their industry" ? The only response I got was along the lines, "Why do they bite the hand that feeds them ?" I thought, that says it all really. |
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reductio ad absurdum
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subastral
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Who would have thought that criminals would want to infiltrate something as clean as Australian racing.......stunned...
They have seen how pathetic we are at convicting anyone, why wouldn't they come here and try their luck.. |
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BlackKnight
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"The Herald Sun cannot identify the figure or his assets for legal reasons."
But apparently giving enough information about the subject for anyone with half a brain to work out who they're talking about is ok.
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Billy Bones
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Bring in Dayle Brown.....
The Triads will run scared.
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Air Seattle
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According to the headline the person in question is a crime figure, but according to the article they think the person in question is a crime figure.
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Xolento
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http://www.racingandsports.com.au/en/racing/news/bernard-saundry-audio-story-294680
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http://aust-breds.com.au/
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Pazman
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RV going to put a yum cha restaurants on course to accommodate.
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Billy Bones
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and a karioke bar to accomodate the said fiend after the last race.
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well_rated
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was thinking of buying one of them all in one remotes and hitting mute. To me it seems very lazy and unprofessional. They need to be out there asking questions.
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well_rated
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Not really. The guy bought into a stud, so he wants to be a player in Australian racing and the media should have looked into his background.
Who was the last journo from racing to win a major award? |
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Billy Bones
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Matt Stewart.
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djebel
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What was that for ?
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reductio ad absurdum
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Billy Bones
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The name of the book is:-
How the racing industry is totally legitimate and not corrupt and how we should all walk around with smiley looks on our faces giving our money away to major overseas corporate bookmakers who don't really give a toss about Australia knowing that everything is above board.
A bit of a long title.
but it was a classic.
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Fiddlesticks
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q; where do racing journo's go to die...
a; reporting for right populist papers trying to debunk climate change.. |
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Panspermia.
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subastral
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There are racing journos?
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Xolento
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seems they spent about 1.9 mill at the recent MM Laundromat
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http://aust-breds.com.au/
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The Insider
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Well that is $1.9 million moved from HK to Australian breeders. I say let them bring all the money they want. Why would we need to know whether it is clean or dirty? As long as it is our economy. |
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Pazman
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Really a load of crap. Xenophobic industry. Oh, they're from Asia .... must be triads.
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Pazman
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VOLEUSE DE COEURS (IRE) up to her ears in the Australian Cup.
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well_rated
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The only awards Matt has won have been racing awards, none have been outside of racing as far as I know, but if wrong will admit it. I'm talking about Walkley awards, as far I'm aware, the only racing media person to has been a finalist is Vince Caligiuri who is the best sports photographer in Australia.
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Billy Bones
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You didn't see Matt Stewart's award winning pieces on the Cubian Missle Crisis or his early work in the Afganistan war, Bin Laden's capture or his expose into Nike using child labour to make sneekers or his award winning stuff on the plight of the aboriginals or his magnificent glossy information piece on the Kardashians..? How Khole won't say anything bad about Lamar after the split. |
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The Insider
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Will this take the heat off some others in Victoria? Bill is no longer on the front page, Ollie's misdemeanors almost forgotten. Wonder if Gai will distance herself on them in light of this publicity?
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