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Elgin City footballer accused of match betting fraud charge

7 March 2023

A Scottish league footballer implicated of hatching a plot with pals 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 cash when his household home was robbed.

He rejects backing himself to get reserved during a match versus Hibs as part of a scheme with 3 others to defraud Bet365.

Findlay Soutar, Calvin Parrott and Brodie Myres likewise deny the charge.

In a joint declaration concurred by the Crown and defence lawyers, it was confirmed that Mr Hester had selected up a yellow card during the very first half of the Scottish League Cup game.

It also verified that the three other implicated had actually carried out a number of financial transactions 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 betting patterns

Mr Duncan stated it was agreed as fact that Mr Myres had actually paid cash 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 payouts at chances of 5-1.

Mr Duncan said it was agreed 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 stepped in to produce an efficiency review of Mr Hester throughout the match after looking out about suspicious wagering patterns on the video game.

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

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

"I have actually got the cash, it's at home. If I take you home and bet9ja's welcome offer you the cash, that's what occurred.

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

Mr Hester is declared to have actually plotted before the match with 3 others to place a series of bets on him being scheduled by the referee.

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

The charge the four males got ₤ 17,333.32 in payments from Bet365 in 2019, which ₤ 13,583.32 of it was obtained as unlawful jackpots.

An alternate variation of the charge declares they cheated at gaming by positioning five bets on Mr Hester being booked which he was shown a yellow card for a foul, causing them falsely obtaining ₤ 13,583.32 in earnings.

The trial, before Sheriff Paul Brown, continues.

Montrose