Charges against former business partner of Mal Meninga, Gary Greinke, dropped due to lack of evidence THE former business partner of Queensland rugby league legend Mal Meninga has been cleared of fraud allegations after the charges against him were dropped. Former Brisbane Souths first grade player Gary Greinke, 52, was charged in October and accused of stealing almost $65,000 from the Maroons State of Origin great. Police alleged Greinke stole the money from Mal Meninga Fresh, a Waterford West fruit and vegetable shop where he and Meninga were directors, between September 16 and October 15 last year. But prosecutors have since struck out the charge of stealing by directors or officers of companies, claiming they no longer had any evidence to offer. There were bizarre circumstances surrounding Greinke's initial arrest at the Launceston Country Club Casino in Tasmania in late October. He appeared briefly in the Launceston Magistrates Court before being extradited to Queensland, where he fronted Brisbane Magistrates Court several days later. Greinke was granted bail on the charges due to his lack of criminal history. Meninga and Greinke played together at Brisbane Souths in the late 1970s and early 1980s. They had worked together as police officers before opening the fresh produce store in Brisbane's south in 2008. Meninga contacted police when he noticed money was missing after Greinke, from Forest Lake, apparently disappeared.