Charges Dropped for Rigged Australian of the Year Bets

Published on March 20, 2024

Charges against a man accused of placing rigged bets on the Australian of the Year competition have been dropped on mental health grounds. A magistrate opted on March 13 to dismiss six charges of insider betting against Christopher John Shannon after he pleaded guilty to one of the counts. The charge to which he pleaded guilty was then also dismissed on the grounds that Mr. Shannon complied with all directions from his treating psychologist. It was alleged the 48-year-old from Collaroy, on Sydney’s northern beaches, used information from a commonwealth employee to bet on the Australian of the Year competition between 2017 and 2021....

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