HAWAII DREAMER
CON PETER FOSTER, IN THE SAME SHIRT AS HIS ARREST LAST WEEK, IS EXTRADITED TO SYDNEY
CONMAN Peter Foster is en route from Cairns to Sydney in police custody four days after his beachside arrest in Port Douglas over an alleged sports betting scam.
Still wearing the Hawaiian shirt he was arrested in last Thursday, Foster, 57, was led from an unmarked police vehicle by Cairns by NSW detectives into the Cairns Domestic Airport terminal.
He was asked by a media pack what he wished to say about his arrest, then proceeded to make unfounded claims against Ken Gamble, the private investigator who tracked him down in Port Douglas and liaised with NSW police during the investigation.
Foster is set to face multiple charges once he arrives in Sydney amid allegations he fleeced “millions of dollars from investors” through an online sports trading operation Sport Predictions, while working under an alias.
He had allegedly been staying in Port Douglas for the past few weeks under another false name – Bill Duffy.
Foster was also asked about the welfare of his two dogs, who were with him during his dramatic beachside arrest. “They’re great,” he said. “That’s the most beautiful question any journalist has ever asked me.”
Foster also claimed he had been due to have lunch with a southern-based journalist after alleging it was Mr
Gamble who had left clients out of pocket.
Mr Gamble is not accused of any wrongdoing.
Due to COVID border restrictions and no direct flights from Cairns to Sydney, Foster was initially flown to Brisbane before a second flight to Sydney.
He is expected to appear in a Sydney court on Tuesday.