Elgin City Footballer Accused Of Match Betting Fraud Charge
Elgin City footballer implicated of match betting scams charge
7 March 2023
A Scottish league footballer implicated of hatching a plot with good friends to defraud a bookmaker had more than ₤ 2,000 in his bedside drawer, a trial heard.
Elgin City striker Kane Hester was found with the cash when his family home was raided.
He denies backing himself to get booked during a match versus Hibs as part of a scheme with 3 others to defraud Bet365.
Findlay Soutar, Calvin Parrott and Brodie Myres also reject the charge.
In a joint declaration concurred by the Crown and defence attorneys, it was validated that Mr Hester had gotten a yellow card during the first half of the Scottish League Cup game.
It also verified that the 3 other accused had actually undertaken a number of financial deals 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 accused, all from Montrose, have gone on trial.
Suspicious wagering patterns
Mr Duncan stated it was concurred as reality that Mr Myres had paid money 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 bookmaker had actually paid out earnings at odds of 5-1.
Mr Duncan said it was agreed that mix bets - including Mr Hester getting a yellow card - were likewise positioned and won by members of the implicated group.
The Scottish Football Association stepped in to produce an efficiency review of Mr Hester throughout the match after looking out about suspicious wagering patterns on the game.
The court was revealed video footage of Hester's home being robbed and the footballer telling officers he knew what they were there for and would take them to the cash.
Elgin City footballer implicated of match betting scams charge
7 March 2023
A Scottish league footballer implicated of hatching a plot with good friends to defraud a bookmaker had more than ₤ 2,000 in his bedside drawer, a trial heard.
Elgin City striker Kane Hester was found with the cash when his family home was raided.
He denies backing himself to get booked during a match versus Hibs as part of a scheme with 3 others to defraud Bet365.
Findlay Soutar, Calvin Parrott and Brodie Myres also reject the charge.
In a joint declaration concurred by the Crown and defence attorneys, it was validated that Mr Hester had gotten a yellow card during the first half of the Scottish League Cup game.
It also verified that the 3 other accused had actually undertaken a number of financial deals 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 accused, all from Montrose, have gone on trial.
Suspicious wagering patterns
Mr Duncan stated it was concurred as reality that Mr Myres had paid money 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 bookmaker had actually paid out earnings at odds of 5-1.
Mr Duncan said it was agreed that mix bets - including Mr Hester getting a yellow card - were likewise positioned and won by members of the implicated group.
The Scottish Football Association stepped in to produce an efficiency review of Mr Hester throughout the match after looking out about suspicious wagering patterns on the game.
The court was revealed video footage of Hester's home being robbed and the footballer telling officers he knew what they were there for and would take them to the cash.