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A physiotherapist allegedly involved in the Brownlow Medal betting scandal is the husband of a prominent Melbourne media identity.
Jake Mennuni, 35, fronted Melbourne Magistrates' Court on Tuesday charged with 21 offences including placing bets on Brownlow markets using insider information.
The Daily Mail can reveal that Mr Mennuni is married to Leah Glynn, the Melbourne editor of the international hospitality bible Time Out.
The pair showcase a jet-set lifestyle of travel, parties, fine dining and cocktails - with pit-stop access to the Grand Prix - across their social media.
It is alleged that Mr Mennuni was part of the suspected gambling syndicate involving former AFL umpire Michael Pell.
Pell, 35, is alleged to have passed on information to his co-accused brother Donovan Pell, 32, William Forde, 36, Mitch Lucas, 33, and Mr Mennuni.
The accused were all charged with course of conduct to corrupt the betting outcome of an event following an investigation by the Victoria Police Sport Integrity Intelligence Unit, which alleged the syndicate turned over about $300,000.
Mr Mennuni was charged on November 25 last year, but his name has not been made public until now. The Mail does not suggest that his wife was involved in or had any knowledge of the alleged activities.
Physiotherapist Jake Mennuni, 35, (right) has been charged in the Brownlow betting conspiracy. (He is pictured here with his wife Leah Glynn, the editor of Time Out Melbourne)
Ex-AFL umpire Michael Pell arrives at the Melbourne Magistrates' Court in September last year
It is alleged Mr Mennuni and other syndicate members used insider information to gamble and profit on the 2021 and 2022 Brownlow Medal counts.
Mr Mennuni allegedly placed bets using online gambling accounts in his name and the accounts of others whose names have been redacted by the courts.
The Mail understands some of the accounts were held by persons known to Mr Mennuni.
Mr Mennuni is also accused of sharing information regarding which players received Brownlow votes in certain games.
Police allege that he would have 'reasonably know[n]' that the person he communicated with would likely use the information to gamble on the Brownlow.
Former umpire Pell is accused of leaking player vote information for certain games, which was allegedly passed on to others, including Mr Mennuni.
Pell, who was arrested in November 2022, is also accused of betting on multiple games via an account in another person's name.
It is against league rules for umpires and players to place bets on games and other AFL markets.
Carlton champion Patrick Cripps (pictured with wife Monique) won the Brownlow Medal in 2022. They are not involved in the alleged betting scandal
It is understood that Mr Mennuni married Leah Glynn in March 2021 in a lavish ceremony just months before the alleged Brownlow syndicate began
It is alleged the information was used to bet on multiple 'three-vote' game markets for the Brownlow Medal counts won by Port Adelaide midfielder Ollie Wines in 2021 and Carlton legend Patrick Cripps in 2022.
The AFL has firmly stated that no match-fixing occurred and the suspicious betting on the 2022 Brownlow Medal had no bearing on Cripps' deserved victory and it is not suggested otherwise.
According to charge sheets, the accused men allegedly deployed multiple suspected 'bowler accounts' to place bets via Neds, Sportsbet, PointsBet, TAB, Ladbrokes, Betstar, Bet365 and other online bookmakers.
A bowler account is an alias betting profile deployed by professional punters and syndicates who wish to remain anonymous.
Lucas and Forde also allegedly bet through their own online betting accounts.
It is understood that Mr Mennuni married Leah Glynn in March 2021 in a lavish ceremony just months before the alleged Brownlow syndicate began.
Port Adelaide midfielder Ollie Wines (pictured with partner Olivia May) won the Brownlow in 2021. They are not involved in the alleged betting scandal
Glynn's Instagram lifestyle seems to go hand-in-hand with her role as a Time Out editor
Despite the serious allegations facing Mr Mennuni, the couple are not shy about sharing their travel jaunts and party lifestyle on social media.
Attending fancy events is, of course, to be expected for an editor of Time Out and we do not suggest the couple's lifestyle is in any way linked to the charges against Mr Mennuni.
Mr Mennuni, of Oak Park, in Melbourne's north, will next face court for a summary jurisdiction application on June 22.
The court heard that his matter will be resolved to a guilty plea in the coming weeks.
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