Concert promoter Andrew McManus arrested following FBI sting
Concert promoter Andrew McManus, who has backed tours by Whitney Houston, Aerosmith, Fleetwood Mac, Kiss and Mötley Crüe, has been arrested following a joint sting involving the FBI and the Victorian Police into alleged drug trafficking and money laundering.
The 54-year-old promoter was taken into custody in Melbourne on Thursday (10th September), along with four other men who have been accused of hatching a plot to import 300 kilograms of cocaine from Mexico to Australia, via the United States. The drugs, however, never reached their destination.
McManus has been under the police scrutiny since police confiscated upwards of $700,000 from a man at a Sydney hotel in 2011.
He later claimed that the money was to repay another man who he said had handed over cash as a deposit for a ZZ Top tour.
McManus has been charged time with perverting the course of justice and making a false statement (both relating to the sum seized), and for his participation in a criminal group.
McManus’ company One World Entertainment is currently promoting tours by Kiss, Def Leppard and Livetreks and the status of these shows is unclear following his arrest.
In 2010, McManus was involved with the salary cap scandal involving the National Rugby League’s Melbourne Storm franchise with one of his companies was alleged to have funnelled illegal payments to players.
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