Australia - Adrian Gard, the security consultant at the centre of the All Blacks bugging case, had his public mischief charge dismissed by a Sydney court on Friday.
Gard was accused of making a false statement to police about a listening device found in the All Blacks’ hotel meeting room before the August 2016 match against Australia in Sydney.
The magistrate was unable to rule out that someone else could have planted the bug.
Gard was found guilty of a second charge relating to carrying out a security operation without a license.
The matter, dubbed “bug-gate”, caused much friction between the Australian and New Zealand Rugby unions when it was revealed last year. more
Moral of the story... This all could have been avoided if the All Blacks spent the money to hire a real, reputable (and licensed) technical security consultant. ~Kevin
