Elgin City Footballer Accused Of Match Betting Fraud Charge
Elgin City footballer implicated of match betting fraud charge
7 March 2023
A Scottish league footballer implicated of hatching a plot with buddies to defraud a bookie had more than ₤ 2,000 in his bedside drawer, a trial heard.
Elgin City striker Kane Hester was found with the money when his household home was robbed.
He rejects backing himself to get scheduled throughout a match against Hibs as part of a scheme with three others to defraud Bet365.
Findlay Soutar, Calvin Parrott and Brodie Myres also deny the charge.
In a joint statement concurred by the Crown and defence legal representatives, it was verified that Mr Hester had actually gotten a yellow card during the very first half of the Scottish League Cup game.
It likewise verified that the three other accused had undertaken a number of monetary deals in the hours before the match in July 2019.
Fiscal depute Stewart Duncan checked out the declaration to jurors at Dundee Sheriff Court where the implicated, all from Montrose, have actually gone on trial.
Suspicious wagering patterns
Mr Duncan said it was agreed as reality that Mr Myres had paid cash into Mr Soutar's account and likewise into an account belonging to Mr Parrott.
He said bets worth thousands of pounds had actually been put on Mr Hester getting booked and the bookie had actually paid out winnings at odds of 5-1.
Mr Duncan said it was concurred that combination bets - including Mr Hester getting a yellow card - were likewise put and won by members of the accused group.
The Scottish Football Association actioned in to produce an efficiency evaluation of Mr Hester throughout the match after looking out about suspicious betting patterns on the video game.
Elgin City footballer implicated of match betting fraud charge
7 March 2023
A Scottish league footballer implicated of hatching a plot with buddies to defraud a bookie had more than ₤ 2,000 in his bedside drawer, a trial heard.
Elgin City striker Kane Hester was found with the money when his household home was robbed.
He rejects backing himself to get scheduled throughout a match against Hibs as part of a scheme with three others to defraud Bet365.
Findlay Soutar, Calvin Parrott and Brodie Myres also deny the charge.
In a joint statement concurred by the Crown and defence legal representatives, it was verified that Mr Hester had actually gotten a yellow card during the very first half of the Scottish League Cup game.
It likewise verified that the three other accused had undertaken a number of monetary deals in the hours before the match in July 2019.
Fiscal depute Stewart Duncan checked out the declaration to jurors at Dundee Sheriff Court where the implicated, all from Montrose, have actually gone on trial.
Suspicious wagering patterns
Mr Duncan said it was agreed as reality that Mr Myres had paid cash into Mr Soutar's account and likewise into an account belonging to Mr Parrott.
He said bets worth thousands of pounds had actually been put on Mr Hester getting booked and the bookie had actually paid out winnings at odds of 5-1.
Mr Duncan said it was concurred that combination bets - including Mr Hester getting a yellow card - were likewise put and won by members of the accused group.
The Scottish Football Association actioned in to produce an efficiency evaluation of Mr Hester throughout the match after looking out about suspicious betting patterns on the video game.