Fresh allegations hit Racing Victoria

Paul Austin and Patrick Bartley VICTORIAN horse racing faces fresh turmoil as its new corruption watchdog is accused of having accepted tens of thousands of dollars from a convicted drug trafficker to do private detective work. The State Opposition alleged in Parliament that former detective Dayle Brown, chosen last week to head Racing Victoria's integrity services unit, also illegally misused his police ID badge while working for crime figure Paul Pavlovski in the mid-1990s. Opposition racing spokesman Denis Napthine called for a judicial investigation into the allegations, saying Mr Brown's appointment revealed incompetence by Racing Victoria and negligence by Racing Minister Rob Hulls. Dr Napthine said Mr Hulls should order an inquiry into allegations that Mr Brown and a former colleague, while serving Victoria Police... [read full story]