A serial conman who stole $250,000 from his employer to bring high-profile cricket stars to Australia has been sentenced to 200 hours of unpaid community work instead of jail time.
A serial conman who stole $250,000 from his employer in a bid to bring high-profile cricket stars to Australia has avoided a stint behind bars and will instead perform 200 hours of unpaid community work .
Desilva promised clients he could organise T20 matches featuring big-name international players including West Indies legend Chris Gayle and Sri Lankan stars Tillakaratne Dilshan, Dimuth Karunaratne and Lahiru Thirimanne. “So many people were relying on me to make it happen, bringing the players to the club and hosting T20 games,” Desilva later told a psychologist. “I was under a lot of pressure and I did not want to let anyone down.“I felt I had to make this work. I couldn’t fail, I did not want to disappoint people, it was humiliating. I broke the trust of a lot of people, I’ve brought shame on my family. I wish I could take it all back.
“ submitted you committed these offences in the course of your efforts to bring international cricketers to suburban Melbourne. He was inspired to start his own entertainment company after meeting people in the industry there, but after securing investors and bringing two “well-known” hip hop artists to tour Australia, the venture collapsed in 2013.Brookes noted Desilva had previously appeared before court in 2010 and 2012 for offences including theft and obtaining financial advantage by deception.
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