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Elgin City footballer accused of match betting fraud charge

7 March 2023
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A Scottish league footballer accused of hatching a plot with friends 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 during 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 agreed by the Crown and defence lawyers, it was validated that Mr Hester had gotten a yellow card during the first half of the Scottish League Cup game.
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It also confirmed that the 3 other implicated had actually carried out a variety of monetary transactions in the yohaig code hours before the match in July 2019.
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Fiscal depute Stewart Duncan read the statement 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 fact that Mr Myres had paid money into Mr Soutar's account and also into an account coming from Mr Parrott.

He said bets worth thousands of pounds had actually been placed on Mr Hester getting reserved and the bookie had paid profits at chances of 5-1.

Mr Duncan said it was concurred that mix bets - including Mr Hester getting a yellow card - were likewise put and won by members of the implicated group.

The Scottish Football Association stepped in to produce an efficiency review of Mr Hester during the match after looking out about suspicious wagering patterns on the game.
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The court was shown footage of Hester's home being raided and the footballer telling officers he understood what they were there for and would take them to the cash.

Hester stated: "Do you understand what would be easier? I know what you are speaking about. There's no point mucking you about.

"I've got the cash, it's at home. If I take you home and provide you the cash, that's what took place.

"I was scheduled in a game and my pals gave me money for it - ₤ 2,500."

Mr Hester is declared to have actually plotted before the match with three others to put a series of bets on him being scheduled by the referee.
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The court heard ₤ 2,400 was later on found in his bedside drawer.

The charge declares the 4 men received ₤ 17,333.32 in payments from Bet365 in 2019, which ₤ 13,583.32 of it was acquired as illegal winnings.
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An alternate variation of the charge declares they cheated at betting by placing 5 bets on Mr Hester being scheduled which he was a yellow card for a foul, causing them falsely getting ₤ 13,583.32 in profits.
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The trial, before Sheriff Paul Brown, continues.

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