Serial conman Peter Foster has arrived in NSW to face fresh fraud charges after he was extradited from Queensland.
The 54-year-old was in Sydney on Monday after spending the weekend in custody at a Gold Coast watchhouse.
Foster was arrested in Queensland on Friday over fraud offences totalling more than $1.5 million relating to his alleged role in a sports betting scam in 2013.
Foster was denied bail at Southport Magistrates Court despite claiming he was a changed man.
Foster told the court he had a "bad past" but he wasn't the man he was 10 or 20 years ago.
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"My past is bad, I admit, but even God can't change the sins of the past," Foster said from the dock.
He also said he had "risked his life" to give evidence to police against accused murderer John Chardon. The 54-year-old claimed he'd be in danger if he was kept in custody.
Foster was nevertheless extradited after an application from NSW Police.
He was taken on Monday afternoon to Mascot police station where he was expected to be charged with publishing false or misleading material to obtain advantage, and dishonestly obtaining financial advantage by deception.
He will likely appear before Waverley Local Court on Tuesday.
Foster's lawyer, Terry Fisher, has told reporters his client intends to defend the charges, and a second application for bail is likely during the Sydney court hearing.
