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Arsenal
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Original Post 2009-Sep-18, 08:38 AM

Jockey Bobby El-Issa pretended to be brother
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Tony Keim
September 17, 2009 03:07pm
A BRISBANE jockey has narrowly escaped being immediately jailed for trying to pass himself off as his brother to police and a magistrate in a bid to avoid a drink-driving offence.

The Brisbane District Court was told Gold-Coast-based Ibrahim "Bobby" El-Issa had been disqualified from driving when police arrested him with a blood alcohol content of 0.059 along Logan Rd, Mt Gravatt, on Brisbane's southside, on August 30 last year.

Prosecutor Shenna Singh said El-Issa, who had no identification on him at the time, told the arresting officer his name was Ameer El-Issa -- who is actually his brother who lives interstate.

She said El-Issa continued his ruse when he fronted the Holland Park Magistrate's Court and again when he surrendered to police when a warrant was issued for his arrest for failing to appear for his second court appearance.

The court was told it was not the first time El-Issa held himself out as one of his siblings in an attempt to avoid a traffic offence.

Ms Singh said El-Issa claimed to be another brother -- Jawad El-Issa -- when he was pulled over for a minor traffic offence on October 29, 2007.

El-Issa came unstuck on that occasion because the police officer recognised him and rebuffed by saying: "Aren't you Bobby El-Issa?"

The court was told El-Issa may have continued to avoid justice had police not taken his fingerprints when he turned himself in after the warrant for his brother, Ameer, was issued.

El-Issa, 33, pleaded guilty to one count each of perverting the course of justice, drunk driving and obstructing and contravening a police direction.

Judge Wally Tutt sentenced El-Issa to a 15-month, wholly suspended, jail term and fined him $2500.

Barrister Steve Kissick, for El-Issa, said he was a successful professional jockey who faced losing the only job he had been trained to do as the result of his offending.

"I think it can be said quite safely that his job is gone," Mr Kissick said.

"(El-Issa) has to go before (Queensland Racing's) integrity board to make it known (he has been convicted of these charges).

Judge Tutt said: "Obviously, no doubt his position (as a jockey) will be reviewed by the Queensland Racing Board. I am aware of the process."

However, he said there have been other cases where jockeys have been convicted of serious criminal offences and later had their jockey's licenses re-instated.

Judge Tutt, in sentencing El-Issa, said the jockey's actions had placed his brother in a legally vulnerable position had his criminal behaviour not been detected.

"The innocent person here ... was your brother," he said.

"The reason this is so serious ... is because it cuts at the very core of our justice system."

Outside court, El-Issa said this matter had been "haunting" him for the past eight months and he was now looking forward to the birth of his first child later this year.



His immediate  future is up in the air ,with QRL to review his license. 

He's been dealt with once that's enough imo
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2009-Sep-18, 08:41 AM

He even thinks he's George Moore on occasions  lol   lol   lol
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2009-Sep-18, 08:42 AM

He even thinks he's George Moore on occasions    lol lol lol


  lol

Hangs around Justin Hodges, not sure who would be the worst influence  Undecided
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2009-Sep-18, 10:10 PM

problem child is our bobby  will not mater now cause you cant cut them in half, good whip rider and light weight ,shame really
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2009-Sep-18, 10:17 PM

problem child is our bobby  will not mater now cause you cant cut them in half, good whip rider and light weight ,shame really


Yes--I have always admired him when I back any of his rides.

Shite--I was a problem child---worked out ok---so some have said  biggrin

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2009-Sep-18, 11:20 PM

me to but bobby the w...............g is another story what
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2009-Oct-30, 08:26 PM

Bobby in trouble again caught having bets at Yeppoon TAB prior to riding there this week .Rode a winner and several longshots hope for his sake his bets were on those.
Outed for 3 months I think
Full story on www.justracing.com.au thumbsup
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2009-Oct-30, 08:29 PM

I'm not surprised he couldn't work out which El-Issa was which, I'm stuffed if I ever could either.  lol
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2009-Oct-30, 08:44 PM

Bobby in trouble again caught having bets at Yeppoon TAB prior to riding there this week .Rode a winner and several longshots hope for his sake his bets were on those.
Outed for 3 months I think
Full story on www.justracing.com.au thumbsup


I'll be careful here---i know this fella--a real talent--but "a lad".

Hope he comes good.

beer
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2009-Oct-30, 09:08 PM

I'll be careful here---i know this fella--a real talent--but "a lad".

Hope he comes good.

beer


Wonderful where "clean living" can get you isn't it ? I hope he's not in "The Poor Form Guide" put out by the RSPCA as well, that would be just terrible. chin
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2009-Oct-30, 09:10 PM

Wonderful where "clean living"can get you isn't it ? I hope he's not in "The Poor Form Guide" put out by the RSPCA as well, that would be just terrible.  chin


Know where you are coming from--Max

Gee--I hope he comes good.

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2009-Oct-30, 09:13 PM

Don't think his "chances" barrel has many more rattling around in it.
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2009-Oct-31, 08:07 AM

Bobby in trouble again caught having bets at Yeppoon TAB prior to riding there this week .Rode a winner and several longshots hope for his sake his bets were on those.
Outed for 3 months I think
Full story on www.justracing.com.au thumbsup

Gee whiz, how stupid was that, all the Tabs, and he bets there on a Raceday nowink nowink
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