Former A-League player blames $16k fraud on late pay

The lawyer claimed that the former A-League Club Western United “important financial back”, recklessly fighting for the opposition to get yellow cards, leading to a player’s betting fraud.

Former midfielder Riku Danzaki, Melbourne Magistrate Criminal Court on Wednesday, an amateur football club playing with a friend of a betting fraud against seven accusations were found guilty.

Fraud won approximately $ 16,000 in three games between April and May, 25-year-old child and received $ 5200 in Hirayama-Yorum.

On April 27, Danzaki admitted that he had deliberately received yellow cards for reckless struggles on opposition players, including games against Sydney Football Club and on May 9th.

He and Hirayama discussed the games to put bets on both the games and the Line messaging application.

Hirayama was going to put bets on Danzaki’s individual performance, and he knew that Danzaki would know how to get a yellow card and deliberately try and take it.

The couple agreed to distinguish earnings from their bets – 70 percent for Danzaki and 30 percent for Hirarayama.

In a match against Auckland, on May 3, Danzaki tried to get a yellow card twice by kicking his opponents in reckless struggles, but the referee did not give him one.

Later, he was removed from the match, but his substitute player received a yellow card, so he paid Sportsbet bet.

Prosecutor Alex Turner told the court, about $ 10,000 from the double matches and went to Melbourne CBD to “celebrate bets”.

On May 22, their Rorts returned after trying to put a single fraudulent bet on a game between Western United and Melbourne City.

Tabcorp rejected his bets for concerns about a major share of a player and reported suspicious bets to the police.

Danzaki’s lawyer Lewis Winter said that his client was “deeply ashamed”, he felt ashamed and regretted and that he was serious.

“The A-Lig acknowledges that he has weakened the integrity of the profession and weakens the integrity of these betting markets,” the defense lawyer said to the court. He said.

Initially, Danzaki from Japan was released to A-League in November 2020 as a Brisbane Roar player before moving to the first part of Scottish.

But Danzaki did not take time time in Scotland, so he left to go to Western United in Melbourne.

“A contract of 40,000 dollars in Scotland had to pay a termination fee to the club in Scotland.” He said.

“When Mr. Danzaki comes to Australia, he’s already under financial stress.”

The authority said that Western United was under “important financial coercion” when Danzaki joined them in mid -2013.

“They did not pay to their players on time and did not pay any retirement to their players.

“In this context … Mr. Danzaki makes a very stupid decision.”

Mr. Winter said that Western United has been in management since then and A-League licenses have been canceled at the weekend.

He said that the issue showed a significant interest in the media, especially in Japan, and that Danzaki refused to talk to him since his mother was accused.

“He acknowledges that he is honored and honored his family.” He said.

He asked Danzaki to be given a “an important fine” for the disturbing.

The magistrate judge Nick Goodenough confirmed that he did not intend to imprison the couple.

Hirayama was also found guilty of seven betting charges of corruption, and his lawyer Molly Deightton said he realized that he had made a “very bad decision”.

Danzaki and Hirayama will be sentenced on 22 August.