Parramatta Eels player Junior Paulo and Penrith Panthers hooker James Segeyaro have been issued warnings by NSW Police for allegedly consorting with convicted criminals.
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The management of Paulo's teammate Corey Norman has also been informed by police.
Detectives from the the Organised Crime Squad issued Paulo with his warning at his Sadlier home on Tuesday night.
Warnings were given to Norman and Segeyaro, who live together, on Wednesday morning.
Under Section 93 of the Crimes Act 1900 a person can be charged with consorting if they "habitually consort" with convicted offenders and if they consort with those convicted offenders "after having been given an official warning".
If someone is charged and then convicted consorting with criminals it carries a maximum jail term of three years.
The warning for the trio came after Fairfax Media published a photo of the trio dining at The Century Chinese restaurant at The Star casino with former bikies boss Paulie Younan and alleged fraudster and money launderer Rafat Alameddine.
The photo is believed to have been taken hours before The Star casino security guards stopped a group of men, including Norman, from entering the premises.
It is understood the group were stopped during a routine metal detector search when Norman was found in possession of a container with unidentified pills.
Another member of the group is believed to have stepped forward and claimed that the container was his.
Paulo removed the post from his Instagram account on Sunday evening.
It is unknown whether Paulo, who captioned the photo "Thanks to the boys for having us tonight", or Segeyaro were with the group when they were stopped after dinner.
Mr Alameddine, 25, was at the dinner while currently on bail having been charged with fraud offences.
Sitting three seats over from him was former senior Nomad bikie boss Mr Younan.
Mr Younan was handed his bikie colours by former Nomad boss Sam Ibrahim and has previously been locked up on unrelated charges in NSW, which involved the alleged kidnapping of Stephen Toy from near a car park near Granville Red Rooster restaurant.
Mr Toy was alleged to have been bashed and stabbed, tied to a chair, beaten with a plank of wood and threatened with his thumbs and toes being cut off and sent to his mother, but in 2010, the kidnapping and other charges against Younan were dropped and the NSW government later paid him his legal costs of about approximately $20,000 for wrongful arrest.
He was also at one time a member of the Bandidos bikie gang but is now believed not to be affiliated with any outlaw motorcycle gang.
The Eels, who have notified the NRL's integrity unit, will undergo a thorough investigation into Norman's night out before presenting its findings to the NRL.
If it is deemed Norman has brought the club into disrepute or committed an offence in breach of his contract, he will be sanctioned accordingly by the Eels.
The NRL will only step in if it believes the punishment doesn't fit any indiscretions committed by the player.
