Elgin City Footballer Accused Of Match Betting Fraud Charge
Elgin City footballer accused of match wagering scams charge
7 March 2023
A Scottish league footballer implicated of hatching a plot with pals to defraud a bookmaker had more than ₤ 2,000 in his bedside drawer, a trial heard.
Elgin City striker Kane Hester was discovered with the cash when his family home was robbed.
He rejects backing himself to get reserved throughout a match against Hibs as part of a plan with three others to defraud Bet365.
Findlay Soutar, Calvin Parrott and Brodie Myres likewise reject the charge.
In a joint statement concurred by the Crown and defence legal representatives, it was validated that Mr Hester had gotten a yellow card throughout the very first half of the Scottish League Cup video game.
It also verified that the 3 other accused had undertaken a variety of monetary deals in the hours before the match in July 2019.
Fiscal depute Stewart Duncan read the declaration to jurors at Dundee Sheriff Court where the accused, all from Montrose, have actually gone on trial.
Suspicious betting patterns
Mr Duncan stated it was concurred as reality that Mr Myres had paid cash into Mr Soutar's account and also into an account belonging to Mr Parrott.
He stated bets worth thousands of pounds had been put on Mr Hester getting reserved and the bookie had paid earnings at odds of 5-1.
Mr Duncan said it was concurred that mix bets - including Mr Hester getting a yellow card - were likewise placed and won by members of the accused group.
The Scottish Football Association stepped in to produce an efficiency evaluation of Mr Hester during the match after looking out about suspicious betting patterns on the video game.
The court was revealed footage of Hester's home being raided and the footballer telling officers he knew what they were there for and would take them to the money.
Elgin City footballer accused of match wagering scams charge
7 March 2023
A Scottish league footballer implicated of hatching a plot with pals to defraud a bookmaker had more than ₤ 2,000 in his bedside drawer, a trial heard.
Elgin City striker Kane Hester was discovered with the cash when his family home was robbed.
He rejects backing himself to get reserved throughout a match against Hibs as part of a plan with three others to defraud Bet365.
Findlay Soutar, Calvin Parrott and Brodie Myres likewise reject the charge.
In a joint statement concurred by the Crown and defence legal representatives, it was validated that Mr Hester had gotten a yellow card throughout the very first half of the Scottish League Cup video game.
It also verified that the 3 other accused had undertaken a variety of monetary deals in the hours before the match in July 2019.
Fiscal depute Stewart Duncan read the declaration to jurors at Dundee Sheriff Court where the accused, all from Montrose, have actually gone on trial.
Suspicious betting patterns
Mr Duncan stated it was concurred as reality that Mr Myres had paid cash into Mr Soutar's account and also into an account belonging to Mr Parrott.
He stated bets worth thousands of pounds had been put on Mr Hester getting reserved and the bookie had paid earnings at odds of 5-1.
Mr Duncan said it was concurred that mix bets - including Mr Hester getting a yellow card - were likewise placed and won by members of the accused group.
The Scottish Football Association stepped in to produce an efficiency evaluation of Mr Hester during the match after looking out about suspicious betting patterns on the video game.
The court was revealed footage of Hester's home being raided and the footballer telling officers he knew what they were there for and would take them to the money.