Einfeld accused of new traffic offence

Disgraced former judge Marcus Einfeld is being investigated over another traffic
offence, this time for not wearing a seatbelt while travelling to court.
The 70-year-old retired Federal Court judge was sentenced to at least two years in
prison in the NSW Supreme Court on Friday.
He had earlier pleaded guilty to making a false statement under oath and to making a
false statement with intent to pervert the course of justice.
Einfeld, who is being held in protective custody, told a series of lies to avoid
incurring demerit points on his driver's licence after being issued with a $77
speeding ticket in 2006.
A new police investigation was launched after he appeared on ABC's Four Corners
program on Monday night.
Einfeld allowed the program to follow him around Sydney in the days before he was
sentenced.
Footage screened on Monday night appears to show him not wearing a seatbelt while
travelling to court in the back seat of a car.
"NSW police traffic services branch will be reviewing footage to determine what
action if any may be taken," police said in a statement.
"Seatbelt safety is an important measure to reduce road fatalities and serious
injuries.
"It is an issue that police take very seriously."
In the program, Einfeld said he wanted to begin restoring his reputation.