NSW:Ryan Tandy guilty of lying to commission

AAP General News (Australia)
12-02-2011
NSW:Ryan Tandy guilty of lying to commission

SYDNEY, Dec 2 AAP - NRL player Ryan Tandy may face time behind bars after being found
guilty of lying to the NSW Crime Commission.

The former Bulldogs front-rower faced three charges arrising from investigations into
match-fixing allegations.

In the Downing Centre Local Court on Friday, Magistrate Clare Farnan found Tandy had
given false evidence in January about placing bets with jockey manager John Schell.

The offence carries a maximum penalty of two years imprisonment.

Magistrate Farnan said she may have no choice but to impose a jail sentence.

"I really don't think that I have any option but to impose some form of imprisonment," she said.

"The authorities are pretty clear that that imprisonment should be full-time."

Lawyers for Tandy have requested a community service order or suspended sentence.

The hearing continues.

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