Falsely representing a returned serviceman charges, Brisbane
City CIB and Taskforce Maxima have charged a 51 yr old man following an investigation into a defence submission made on December 19 last year during sentencing of a riot offender for the offence of riot at Broadbeach.
The Runcorn man was taken into custody today for allegedly making claims in Brisbane Magistrates Court on December 19 last year that he had previously served in the Australian Defence Force for 6 years.
It will be alleged the man was a Bandido CMG participant charged during the Broadbeach riot of 27 September last year.
On 19 December 2013 he pleaded guilty and as part of his defence submission and claimed that he had previously served in the Australian Defence Force.
It will further be alleged that he claimed he served as a member of the SAS and served in Somalia and Bouganville.
He has today been charged with one count each of attempting to pervert the course of justice and one count of falsely representing to be a returned solider, sailor or airman.
He is due to appear in the Brisbane Magistrates Court this afternoon.
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