Former rugby league star Jarrod McCracken has been handed a $5000, two-year good behaviour bond for leaving the country while bankrupt.
McCracken, 47, appeared in Brisbane Magistrates Court on Monday where he pleaded guilty to three charges of leaving Australia, and one of preparing to leave Australia, while an undischarged bankrupt.
The court heard the embattled former New Zealand captain, who was declared bankrupt in 2012 after a lengthy dispute over a north Queensland property development, left the country on three occasions between 2014 and 2015.
He travelled to New Zealand on two occasions – once for the funeral of a friend’s son and once for a coaching clinic.
He also took an 18-day holiday to Bali with his family without seeking perm…
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