Detectives attached to the Queensland Racing Crime Squad embedded with the Queensland Racing Integrity Commission have executed an arrest warrant in the ongoing match [race] fixing investigation. A 35-year-old Mt Cotton man who was charged with match-fixing in November has today been arrested and charged with perjury.

He will appear in the Cleveland Magistrates Court later today (December 12). Police will allege the man knowingly gave false testimony during Crime and Corruption Commission Investigative hearings in relation to his participation in match-fixing conduct and the release of insider information for betting purposes relating to harness races in Queensland.

A total of ten people have now been charged with match-fixing and other offences as a result of Operation Oscar Swallowtail. Detective Inspector Mick Dowie of the State Crime Command’s Drug and Serious Crime Group said the QPS will continue to target anyone involved in illegal activity in the racing industry. “The Queensland Racing Crime Squad will pursue all information received regarding match fixing and criminal conduct across all codes of racing. I urge anyone with information about match-fixing to contact the police or Crime Stoppers,” he said.

The offence of perjury in the Queensland Criminal Code carries a maximum penalty of 14 years’ imprisonment. Since its inception on July 1, 2016 the QRCS has been embedded with the Queensland Racing Integrity Commission at Albion and is tasked with investigating serious animal cruelty, and major and organised crime across all three codes of racing.

• This media release was originally published by Queensland Police on 12 December 2017. To access the original, please click here.