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Elgin City footballer accused of match wagering scams charge

7 March 2023

A Scottish league footballer accused 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 versus Hibs as part of a plan with three 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 confirmed that Mr Hester had chosen up a yellow card throughout the first half of the Scottish League Cup video game.

It also validated that the 3 other accused had actually carried out a number 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 implicated, all from Montrose, have actually gone on trial.

Suspicious betting patterns

Mr Duncan stated it was agreed as truth that Mr Myres had actually paid money into Mr Soutar's account and also into an account belonging to Mr Parrott.

He stated bets worth countless pounds had actually been put on Mr Hester getting scheduled and the bookie had actually paid winnings at chances 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 implicated group.

The Scottish Football Association actioned in to produce an efficiency evaluation of Mr Hester during the match after being alerted about suspicious wagering patterns on the game.

The court was of Hester's home being robbed and the footballer telling officers he understood what they were there for and would take them to the money.

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

"I have actually got the cash, it's at home. If I take you home and provide you the cash, that's what happened.

"I was reserved in a game and my good friends provided me cash for it - ₤ 2,500."

Mr Hester is alleged to have outlined before the match with 3 others to position a series of bets on him being scheduled by the referee.

The court heard ₤ 2,400 was later on found in his bedside drawer.

The charge alleges the 4 men received ₤ 17,333.32 in payments from Bet365 in 2019, which ₤ 13,583.32 of it was gotten as illegal jackpots.

An alternate version of the charge declares they cheated at betting by putting five bets on Mr Hester being scheduled and that he was shown a yellow card for a nasty, leading to them wrongly acquiring ₤ 13,583.32 in earnings.

The trial, before Sheriff Paul Brown, continues.

Montrose