Elgin City Footballer Accused Of Match Betting Fraud Charge
Elgin City footballer accused of match wagering fraud charge
7 March 2023
A Scottish league footballer implicated of hatching a plot with buddies 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 money when his household home was raided.
He denies backing himself to get reserved throughout a match against Hibs as part of a plan with 3 others to defraud Bet365.
Findlay Soutar, Calvin Parrott and Brodie Myres also deny the charge.
In a joint declaration concurred by the Crown and defence legal representatives, it was validated that Mr Hester had actually chosen up a yellow card throughout the very first half of the Scottish League Cup video game.
It also validated that the three other implicated had undertaken a number of financial transactions in the hours before the match in July 2019.
Fiscal depute Stewart Duncan checked out the statement to jurors at Dundee Sheriff Court where the implicated, all from Montrose, have gone on trial.
Suspicious betting patterns
Mr Duncan said it was agreed as truth that Mr Myres had actually paid cash into Mr Soutar's account and also into an account coming from Mr Parrott.
He said bets worth countless pounds had been positioned on Mr Hester getting booked and the bookmaker had actually paid out earnings at chances of 5-1.
Mr Duncan stated it was concurred that mix bets - consisting of Mr Hester getting a yellow card - were also positioned and won by members of the accused group.
The Scottish Football Association actioned in to produce an efficiency review of Mr Hester throughout the match after looking out about suspicious betting patterns on the video game.
Elgin City footballer accused of match wagering fraud charge
7 March 2023
A Scottish league footballer implicated of hatching a plot with buddies 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 money when his household home was raided.
He denies backing himself to get reserved throughout a match against Hibs as part of a plan with 3 others to defraud Bet365.
Findlay Soutar, Calvin Parrott and Brodie Myres also deny the charge.
In a joint declaration concurred by the Crown and defence legal representatives, it was validated that Mr Hester had actually chosen up a yellow card throughout the very first half of the Scottish League Cup video game.
It also validated that the three other implicated had undertaken a number of financial transactions in the hours before the match in July 2019.
Fiscal depute Stewart Duncan checked out the statement to jurors at Dundee Sheriff Court where the implicated, all from Montrose, have gone on trial.
Suspicious betting patterns
Mr Duncan said it was agreed as truth that Mr Myres had actually paid cash into Mr Soutar's account and also into an account coming from Mr Parrott.
He said bets worth countless pounds had been positioned on Mr Hester getting booked and the bookmaker had actually paid out earnings at chances of 5-1.
Mr Duncan stated it was concurred that mix bets - consisting of Mr Hester getting a yellow card - were also positioned and won by members of the accused group.
The Scottish Football Association actioned in to produce an efficiency review of Mr Hester throughout the match after looking out about suspicious betting patterns on the video game.