An alleged corrupt betting scandal involving A-league players has been linked to three times as many matches as before, with police bringing additional charges against the alleged local ringleader
Ex-Macarthur Bulls team leader Ulises Davila, and midfielders Kearyn Baccus and Clayton Lewis were first charged over the alleged scheme to rig yellow cards in exchange for money in May.
On Thursday, police charged Davila with an additional three counts of facilitating conduct that corrupts a betting outcome, as well as additional charges of engaging in conduct that corrupts a betting outcome and knowingly directing a criminal group.
The fresh charges relate to 2024 games played on January 8, April 20, April 27 and May 4.
Investigators previously alleged yellow cards were also manipulated during games on November 24 and December 9, 2023.
Davila allegedly acted as the conduit between the southwest Sydney team's players and an unnamed criminal group in Colombia, organising for yellow cards to occur during certain games.
Baccus and Lewis were allegedly paid up to $10,000 by the former captain to deliberately receive yellow cards
Gaming-machine records and bookmaker statements from BetPlay Colombia, Bet365 New Jersey and Bet365 Bulgaria, comprise part of a lengthy brief of evidence being prepared by prosecutors.
Police say the betting scheme led to hundreds of thousands of dollars being paid out in winnings
Davila's contract with Macarthur FC was terminated shortly after his initial arrest, which the team described in a statement as mutual.
The men are due to return to court on April 10.
